The J dictionary is always correct.

Пт, 15 янв 2016, Matthew Baulch написал(а):
> Fair enough, though I can't work out whether the dictionary agrees with
> NuVoc here or not. Either way, which definition of frame is correct?
> On 15 Jan 2016 3:48 pm, "bill lam" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > For J implemention, the only authority is the J dictionary since
> > it defines the J language.  You need not worry anything else.
> >
> > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dictb.htm
> >
> > Пт, 15 янв 2016, Matthew Baulch написал(а):
> > > I assume the intended definition of 'frame', in relation to verb
> > arguments,
> > > is that given on
> > >
> > > http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/FramingFill
> > >
> > > I'm just trying to understand verb/argument combinations with empty
> > > frame--the most common case, I suppose.
> > >
> > > From the wording "each argument is ... an array of [r-cells]. The frame
> > ...
> > > is the shape of this array of [r-cells]", it seems that a frame should
> > > never be empty, but in fact have a minimum shape of '1'. Of course, this
> > > ties into the wording of many other statements. In the case of dyadic
> > > verbs, for instance,
> > >
> > > "frames must agree ... they must be identical or one must be a prefix of
> > > the other" (stated in link above)
> > >
> > > as opposed to
> > >
> > > "frames must agree ... one must have shape 1 or be a prefix of the other"
> > > (the way I see it, assuming equality implies prefix-of)
> > >
> > > Can anyone shed some light on this? Is there an important reason for this
> > > convention that I'm missing, or is it of little consequence?
> > >
> > > I'm implementing (or trying to...) a subset of J for the JVM, and this is
> > > one little detail that's bothering me.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Matt Baulch
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