I am unable to determine how to write an explicit J adverb that produces a dyadic verb. There is an example of an explicit conjunction at
http://www.rogerstokes.free-online.co.uk/13.htm H =: 2 : 0 : (u x) + (v y) ) 2 (*: H %:) 16 8 and other such constructions work with no problems. However, a=.1 : 0 : x u y ) |spelling error | x u y | ^ | a=. 1 :0 a=.1 : 'x u y' a 1 : 'x u y' 2 +a 3 |domain error | 2 +a 3 Of course, I could write a=.1 : '[ u ]' but that would require reordering topics in the J version of Iverson's Algebra: An Algorithmic Treatment that I am editing, and would still leave the mystery. -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm