would the universe implode if the 2nd statement was also true? (0 $ 1) -: 0 $ 0 1 (0 1$ 1) -: 0 0$ 0 0 (0 0$ 1) -: 0 0$ 0 1
if 0 m$ x matched 0 n$y for all m,n,x,y, then they could all be coerced to 0 0 $ 0 possibly reducing memory requirements, and "apparently immaterial" differences wouldn't interfere with their "practical" equivalence. I see a reason for why 0 $ 0 should not match 0 0 $ 0. (The distinction between empty and nil) I have no thoughts on whether 0 0 0 $ 0 should match 0 0 0 0 $ 0. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
