On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Linda Alvord <lindaalv...@verizon.net> wrote: > I've given some long winded explanations. I'll try a brief one. It > encourages and fosters thinking from applying functions from left to right.
-: 8 4 *: 4 16 *: -: 8 16 *:@-: 8 16 I am not seeing a big left-to-right vs. right-to-left difference, here. > The final result can be "read" from left to right. But the building of the > result is best done from the right and then to be clear you can insert [: > to insure that you are getting the meaning you wish. [: *: -: 8 |domain error That one is going to require an extra set of parenthesis... Anyways, based on earlier readings, I think your issue is that you have to understand rank before you can fully understand how @ works. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm