The dictionary could be clearer on this point. The example is running afoul because the system thinks the 2000x is missing some trailing stuff for the base e form:
2000x_0.5 1213.06 1x1 2.71828 ----- Original Message ----- From: david alis <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 22:18 Subject: [Jprogramming] ill-formed number and extended precision To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > Should the following behaviour be described in Appendix G > http://jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dictg.htm > (G. Extended and Rational Arithmetic) > or is it a bug that's already been reported? > > 9.8 8 2000x > |ill-formed number > 98 8 2000x > 98 8 2000 > > j602/2008-03-03/16:45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
