bill lam-2 wrote:
>
> metaperl.j wrote:
>> Paradox 1 - the very acceptance of the existence of an array.
>>
>> Atoms are without dimension. A series of atoms "forms" a list. But this
>> is a
>> paradox. How can something come from nothing? A list has a shape
>> indicating
>> how many nothings it has :wistle::confused:
>
> This sounds like the Russell Paradox, does it really prevent you from
> learning
> and using J without a knowing the rigorous definition of these undefined
> terms -
> atom, array, noun, verb... etc?
>
I would certainly say so. If you don't understand what you are talking
about, how can you know what you are doing? Functional languages are very
precise tools.
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