> In this case, I imagine the practical consideration is the > magnitude of G .
Correct re practical considerations, but it's not the magnitude of the argument that causes difficulties but the magnitude of the smallest prime factor. (For example, !1000x is much larger but q: would factor it in a flash.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Bron <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 3, 2011 7:03 Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] A (strange) q: error To: 'Programming forum' <[email protected]> > Arie wrote: > > ts 'q: G' > > |nonce error: ts > > | q:G > > "Nonce error" means "not implemented yet". That is, an > expression that > should work, per the Dictionary, but doesn't, due to practical > considerations (usually). > > In this case, I imagine the practical consideration is the > magnitude of G . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
