where Primes was an array containing all the primes, p: would be
equivalent to {&Primes, so the name fits.
Terrence Brannon wrote:
Re: http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dpco.htm
We see the informal name of p: is "Primes"
My reaction to this is:
1 - p: takes a single datum (it is rank-0) and returns a single datum
(the nth prime, where n is the input datum). It is highly singular in
both input and output. Why it is called "primes" therefore escapes me.
2 - Suggested rename: Nthprime
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