The purpose of the statement is to show the relationship of the terms 'list' and 'item'. Other views are valid but were not as interesting to me.
It is not 'inaccurate' to say 5 = 3 + 2 just because 5 also = 4 + 1 . Incomplete, perhaps. Sound bites must often remain incomplete. Henry Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terrence Brannon > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers - An array is a list > of its items. > > Re: http://www.jsoftware.com/help/jforc/declarations.htm#_Toc141157971 > > We read: > > "An array is a list of its items." > > I think it is more accurate to say: an array can be seen as a > list of its > items, but there are other ways to conceptualize an array in > terms of its frame > and n-cells. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
