As other theologians have pointed out, context makes a difference:
]sam =: 123
123
]timothy =: ,123
123
#$sam
0
#$timothy
1
The 123's at the left margin look the same but represent respectively an atom
and a list. (In math called a scalar and a vector.)
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http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help701/
and click on Dic then on A. Nouns in the right column.
For implementation information return to the first link and click on !: then on
3!: Conversions .
On 10/20/2011 10:03 AM, Viktor Cerovski wrote:
> 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?
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