I can see why "x" and "p" are at the same level of the hierarchy as they are very similar to each other in terms of what they do. In order for these to be used together, we'd need to have another precedence rule. Perhaps there's a reluctance to make another rule for such an uncommon case.
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Richard Donovan <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > The Dictionary article on Constants > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dcons.htm > > > > has the comment > > > > "Furthermore, symbols at the same level of the hierarchy cannot be used > together: > > 1p2x3 is an ill-formed number." > > > > Kip Murray > > > > > But as the original poster asked, does anyone know WHY > this restriction exists? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live. > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
