The "ill-formed number" is caused by using an "l" (el) instead of a "1" (one) in 231.32j_345.43.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Linda Alvord <lindaalv...@verizon.net>wrote: > I keep running into things I thought I understood, and then I get lost > again. > > <.34.56j_43.45 > 35j_44 > <.23l.32j_345.43 > |ill-formed number > > The first example above was what I expected, and the second was not. > > I have no idea what would be a reasonable meaning for residue and can't > understand what it produces. > > 5|34.56j_43.45 > _0.44j1.55 > 5|23l.32j_345.43 > |ill-formed number > > Maybe there is no comparable concept which is appropriate in the complex > plane. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm