Another example that also seems to have gotten widespread traction and
might be referenced on the Rank page is broadcasting [0] in python's Numpy
[1], which does more or less the same, albeit with slightly different rules.

[0]: https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-1.13.0/user/basics.broadcasting.html
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NumPy

Best regards,

Jan-Pieter

On Sat, 7 Jul 2018, 01:13 Roger Hui, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Y'all might want to point out that rank is a generalization of scalar
> extension, inner (matrix) product, and outer product in APL\360, maplist in
> LISP, and map in modern functional programming languages.  That (and/or
> filling in the details of that) may earn the Wikipedia page a stay of
> execution.  In addition, rank is not just in J but in APL as well (in
> Dyalog APL, in the ISO Standard on Extended APL, in NARS2000).
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > So... it looks like someone wants to delete the
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_(J_programming_language) page.
> >
> > Personally, I think it describes a concept of general interest to the
> > programming community, with J being an illustrative (and perhaps
> > canonical) example. The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-expression
> > page is similar in character (but has a lot more traction - far more
> > people have spent time talking about it). But, looking at the talk
> > page, it seem that that's not a viewpoint that has gotten any
> > significant foothold.
> >
> > Oh well...
> >
> > --
> > Raul
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