Maybe post to a wiki and provide a link. (That said, personally, I am not going to look at this until after the embargo time.)
-- Raul 2011/11/26 Linda Alvord <[email protected]> > Version 2 Plain text. How can I make the graphic symbols look good? > > PLEASE DO NOT REPLY BEFORE December I, 2011 at 12:00 am EST ! > > The turkey roll challenge, named in honor of the Thanksgiving Day > holiday, focuses on the verb roll or ? with one argument. > > Create two nouns and a verb that will generate the following results. > > dice > ----T---T---T---T---T---┐ > │ │o │o │o o│o o│o o│ > │ o │ │ o │ │ o │o o│ > │ │ o│ o│o o│o o│o o│ > L---+---+---+---+---+---- > toss > ----T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---┐ > │o │ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ > │ │ │ │ │ o │ │o o│ │ o │ │ │ │ o │ │ o │ │ o │ │o o│ > │ o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ > +---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+ > │ │ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o │ │ │ │o o│ > │ o │ │ │ │ │ │o o│ │o o│ │ │ │o o│ │ │ │ o │ │o o│ > │ │ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │ o│ │ │ │o o│ > L---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---- > toss > ----T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---┐ > │o │ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ > │ │ │ │ │ o │ │o o│ │ o │ │ │ │ o │ │ o │ │ o │ │o o│ > │ o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ > +---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+ > │ │ │o o│ │o │ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o │ │ │ │o o│ > │ o │ │ │ │ │ │o o│ │o o│ │ │ │o o│ │ │ │ o │ │o o│ > │ │ │o o│ │ o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │o o│ │ o│ │ │ │o o│ > L---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---- > c=:3 8 7 12 9 8 9 7 4 12 NB. The list c is the sums of the > second toss of > > NB. ten dice > fd c > 3 1 NB. A frequency > distribution of the ten tosses > 4 1 > 7 2 > 8 2 > 9 2 > 12 2 > > 4!:0 'dice';'toss';'c';'fd' > 0 0 0 3 NB. 0 for > nouns, 3 for verbs > > > Some rules and hints: > > Write all verbs and nouns without @ . You can use several nouns and > verbs to make a final noun or verb. Here are some things about roll. > > r=: 13 :'?y' > r > ? > r 4 > 3 > r 4 > 2 > s=: 13 :'r 3 4$y' > s > [: r 3 4 $ ] > s 5 > 3 3 3 2 > 3 2 3 4 > 2 4 0 4 > s 5 > 1 3 1 0 > 3 1 4 1 > 4 2 1 3 > t=: 13 :'(r s y)*3 4$100*i.4' > 5 t 5 > 1003 1000.69 1000.5 1001.49 > 1001 1000.55 1000 1001 > 1000.89 1001.03 1002 1000 > 5 t 5 > 1001 1002 1000 1001.37 > 1003 1000.04 1000.23 1002 > 1000.01 1001 1000.3 1001.16 > > Be sure to get unique results as you go. Notice how to build a complex > result with several shorter functions. > > Linda > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
