It depends on what it is 123 can be a number 123 can be text You can change it from text to number and other way around.
So 123 can be or become what you want it to be. What you believe it to be may not be what it really is. You have to test it and make sure it is the shape and character you believe in or not. After you find out what 123 is you can decide on what you want to do. To take 123 on in blind faith can prove to be a mistake and can cause problems and failures. 2011/10/20 Viktor Cerovski <[email protected]> > > > Raul Miller-4 wrote: > > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Viktor Cerovski > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Henry Rich wrote: > >>> > >>> Point of nomenclature: every noun has a shape. All shapes are lists. > >>> The shape of an atom is an empty list. > >>> > >>> (also, all nouns are arrays, ecch) > >>> > >> Statements like "all nouns are arrays" is hard to make precise > >> due to the dynamic typing of J. > > > > An array is a region of computer memory whose interpretation (and, if > > we exclude things like sparse arrays, its size) is determined by its > > shape and its type. > > > > A shape is a list of non-negative integers whose product is the number > > of elements in an array. > > > > To make this precise you have to enumerate those types... > > > Given all these conditions and definitions (a big given!), > what is then hermeneutical horizon of 123 in J: > > Should I interpret it as a number, or an array, or both, > or neither? > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/%7B.-y-produces-an-array.-tp32687373s24193p32690306.html > Sent from the J Programming mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur Fornustekkum II 781 Hornafirði, t-póst: [email protected] gsm: +3546985532 twitter: @flugfiskur http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum /|_ .-----------------------------------. ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | ( -. | `-----------------------------------' | ) | (\_ _/) (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
