Why...
copies1=: 13 : ';x.#<y.' NB. Make tacit
3 copies1 'abc '
abc abc abc
NB. Works as intended
copies2=: 3 : ';x.#<y.' NB. Keep explicit
3 copies2 'abc '
|domain error: copies2
| 3 copies2'abc '
NB. Doesn't work at all!
NB. I would have expected same result from each
J504, Windows XP
Thanks in advance
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