The tacit verb created will be correct for the dyadic use of the verb; however, the tacit verb can be used monadically where the explicit definition can only be used dyadically. The monadic use may or may not give desired results.
13 : 'x+y' +-+ |+| +-+ On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Marc Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/10/27 Björn Helgason <[email protected]>: > > You can use x in 13 > > Right. My point is that when a tacit definition is not found, 13 : n > is equivalent to 4 : n when 'x' is in the body. The documentation > states that 13 : n will produce a "tacit verb if possible, otherwise > equivalent to 3 : n" (no mention of 4 : n). > > Here's an example of the sort of case I'm discussing (borrowed from Henry > Rich), > > 13 : '+:^:x y' > 4 : '+:^:x y' > > M > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
