Viktor Cerovski wrote:
> We can define an adverb P that does this kind of computation:
>
> P=:(&*)(+`)(`:6)/
Raul Miller responded:
> Or we could use a verb:
>
> 1 2 3 (#."0 _ |.) 1 2 3 4
> 10 49 142
Or we could use a primitive:
1 2 3 4 p. 1 2 3
10 49 142
Of course, if we wanted to maintain the order of arguments, we could use
commute:
1 2 3 p.~ 1 2 3 4
10 49 142
For an exploration of the relationship between p. and #. see the (whole)
thread:
http://www.jsoftware.com/pipermail/programming/2008-October/012327.html
and, in particular, Oleg's citation of Vector:
> This is referred to as Ruf-Horn method in
> "About polynomials" by Gianluigi Quario, Vector 23 No 4.
> http://www.vector.org.uk/archive/v234/quario.htm
-Dan
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