d0=: >:@(<.!.0)@^. NB. no tolerance
10 d0 999999999999
12
--- Zsbán Ambrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Phrases 8C. has this verb:
>
> d0=: >:@<[EMAIL PROTECTED] NB. Length to represent y in base x
>
> This verb is imprecise. For example, the phrase
>
> 10 d0 999999999999
>
> returns 13, while the result should be 12, because that integer has 12
> decimal digits.
> (This is with j601/2006-09-04/09:20 on i686-linux, with the default
> tolerance being J's default, 5.6843418861e_14.)
>
> This computation is needed for Phrases 8C. m4, which converts an
> integer to a list of decimal digits, and other similar computations.
>
> Could you tell me what the best way to do this calculation correctly is?
>
> Also, how does one report bugs in the Phrases?
>
> Thanks in advance for any answers,
>
> Ambrus
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