If I understand you correctly, your "adverb" (2j3) is a noun. I'm thinking of an actual adverb.
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 4:25 AM, Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't need to mess with tie. > > > v1=:+ > > v2=:- > > v3=:% > > av=:2j3 > > (v1,v2,v3)av > > 2j_3 _2j_3 0.153846j_0.230769 > > (v1;v2;v3)av > > +----+-----+------------------+ > > |2j_3|_2j_3|0.153846j_0.230769| > > +----+-----+------------------+ > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 11:05 AM pietdion <pietd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for your answer. But I can't understand it. > > Here is what I want to do. > > I have an adverb called av say. > > Also have verbs say v1, v2, v3. > > Then I want the verb > > > > v=. (v1 av) , (v2 av) , (v3 av) > > > > Of course I can write it out as in the last sentence above, but I was > > hoping to be able just to define a gerund > > > > g=.v1`v2`v3 > > > > and then "apply" av to g. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 1:35 AM, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Generally speaking, its a good idea to include an illustrative use > > > case with a specification, so let's make up one: > > > > > > Let's say my keyboard is getting worn out, and I have to hit the ` key > > > an arbitrary number of times before it works. So I want to be able to > > > form gerunds without using that key. > > > > > > So, let's write a tacit adverb which takes a verb train and flattens > > > it into a gerund. > > > > > > The first step is easy: > > > > > > (a b c d)(`'') > > > +-------------------+ > > > |+-+---------------+| > > > ||2|+-+-----------+|| > > > || ||a|+-+-------+||| > > > || || ||3|+-+-+-+|||| > > > || || || ||b|c|d||||| > > > || || || |+-+-+-+|||| > > > || || |+-+-------+||| > > > || |+-+-----------+|| > > > |+-+---------------+| > > > +-------------------+ > > > > > > And we can build up a tacit verb which performs the needed transform: > > > > > > isT=: 0:`((-:&(,'2')+-:&(,'3'))@((0;0)&{::))@.(1<:L.) > > > t2g=: (}:,t2g@,@{:)@((0;1)&{::)^:isT > > > > > > t2g (a b c d)(`'') > > > +-+-+-+-+ > > > |a|b|c|d| > > > +-+-+-+-+ > > > > > > But now we get to the tricky part. > > > > > > Conceptually, we want to do something like this: > > > > > > T2G=: (`'')((t2g`)(`:6)) > > > > > > But that doesn't actually work. The problem is that we need to > > > transform that initial gerund to a noun representation of a gerund > > > before this can work: > > > > > > T2G=: (`'')G2g((t2g`)(`:6)) > > > > > > In other words, we want an adverb G2g which behaves like the verb > ('0';<) > > > > > > That's doable, and if you search the forum you can find posts by Jose > > > Mario Quintana which do the needed work (you incorporate that gerund > > > into a verb built with (&[) and then extract the relevant subtree). > > > The modularity of his approach is a little different from what I've > > > described here, but now that you know what you're looking for, that > > > shouldn't stop you... > > > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > > > -- > > > Raul > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 4:03 AM Piet Google <pietd...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Maybe already answered elsewhere and/or an ignorant question. > > > > But can’t figure it out. > > > > Is there a (tacit) way to apply an adverb to each of a list of verbs? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/ > forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm