Indeed, and one can always ask the interpreter:
 
   #: b. _1
#.
   #. b. 0
1 1 1
   (#:^:_1)b. 0
_ _ _
   

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From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Raul Miller [[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:26 AM
To: Programming forum
Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Finding numbers with _distinct_ digits

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Rudi Mann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Isn't  #:^:_1 the same as #. since they are inverse functions?

Inverses are subtle things.

In this case the issue is verb rank:

The rank of #. is 1 1 1 and the rank of #:^:_1 is _ _ _

See also:
   http://jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d202n.htm
   http://jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d600n.htm

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Raul
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