The dictionary entry for ;: http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d332.htm uses the phrase "function code" to describe an entity that serves the same purpose as x in x$.y .
----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 1:00 pm Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] What is the name for x in x $. y ? > I guess "function code" is as good a description > as any. Usually there is no deep meaning behind > the particular value of a function code. > Sometimes there is a small mnemonic value: > > x o. y is an odd or even function, the same as > the parity of x . > > (-x) p: y is the inverse of x p: y, if there is > an inverse. Likewise x s: y . x u: y should have > been made to follow this pattern (but does not). > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tracy Harms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 12:01 pm > Subject: [Jprogramming] What is the name for x in x $. y ? > > > When we use a phrase such as 4 $. y the value four signals > selection> among discrete options. I'm wondering if there is a > term used to > > referto such arguments? > > > > When discussing 4 $. $. with my eldest son, he teased me by saying > > "Apparently 'four' means something to J users other than what > four > > meansto everybody else. It means 'Jump through a hoop.'" I > > responded, "It > > means jump through hoop four, actually." So, if there isn't an > > established word for these specification arguments, I'll > probably call > > them hoops. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
