Many thanks to both Raul and Roger for Falkoff's paper. Fascinating! > On Feb 11, 2020, at 11:49 AM, Roger Hui <rogerhui.can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am skeptical of this particular use of "indeterminant" in Falkoff's > *APL\360 > History*. I typed in the web page > http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/apl360history.htm contents from a printed > Proceedings, and as noted in the web page, > > The Proceedings state that “Mr. Falkoff’s [address] … has been transcribed > from the taped recording and was not submitted as hard copy”. > > > I just checked the Proceedings, and the word there is "indeterminent" [*sic*]. > I will change the web page forthwith. > > > >> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 4:54 AM Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 10:12 PM Don Kelly <d...@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> I also should have written "indeterminate" >> >> This seems to be another example where one choice being valid does not >> mean that a different choice is invalid. (A common issue when using >> the english language -- or, more generally, any human language.) >> >> http://definition.org/define/indeterminant/ >> http://definition.org/define/indeterminate/ >> >> That said, looking at the jsoftware.com content, the latter does seem >> to be used far more frequently. The only use of "indeterminant" I >> could find was Adin Falkoff: >> >> https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/apl360history.htm >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> Raul >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
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