Hmmm.. parentheses are automatically added when I assign a name to a verb!
What is the rationale for always adding parentheses when assinging a name
to a verb? It seems to be unnecessarily complicating a simple process.

In any case, what method can I use to remove those parentheses, or at least
nullify their effect, when assiging a name?

Skip



On Sat, Jul 7, 2018 at 4:12 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote:

> Assigning to a name adds an implied set of parentheses.  Thus if you write
>
> f =. +/!>:2*i.
>
> When you execute
>
> f 5
>
> you will get the same result as if you had executed
>
> (+/!>:2*i.) 5
>
> Try it and see.
>
> Henry Rich
>
>
> On 7/7/2018 5:07 PM, Skip Cave wrote:
> > I have a tacit verb that finds the sum of the factorials of the odd
> > integers from 1 to 2n - 1:
> >
> > +/!>:2*i.1
> >
> > 1
> >
> > +/!>:2*i.2
> >
> > 7
> >
> > +/!>:2*i.3
> >
> > 127
> >
> > +/!>:2*i.4
> >
> > 5167
> >
> > I want to assign that tacit verb a name f:
> >
> > f=. +/!>:2*i
> >
> > f 1
> >
> > 2
> >
> > f 2
> >
> > 3 3
> >
> > f 3
> >
> > 4 4 4
> >
> > f 4
> >
> > 5 5 5 5
> >
> >
> > My tacit verb doesn't work the same when I assign it a name. How do I
> > modify the verb to allow me to name it? Why do I have to change my verb,
> > just because I assign it a name?
> >
> > Skip
> >
> >
> > Skip Cave
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