*It may be difficult to find the justification for Rob's fine answer in the Dictionary.* *I found the following link helpful, especially it's statement, "... **a train of two adverbs produces an adverb ..."*
*http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dictf.htm <http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dictf.htm>* And then the trace feature suggests the order of execution of the adverbs. load'trace' trace'+ /\ 1 2 3 4 5' --------------- 3 Adverb ----- + / +/ --------------- 3 Adverb ----- +/ \ +/\ --------------- 0 Monad ------ +/\ 1 2 3 4 5 1 3 6 10 15 ============================== 1 3 6 10 15 On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 6:13 PM, Piet Google <[email protected]> wrote: > Very clear. Thank you. > Are you relying on p.70 part b) of the old "J introduction and dictionary”? > I’ve spent hours trying to get my head around this page. > Wonderfully cryptic, enlightening and obscure — all at the same time. > > > On 31 Jul 2018, at 6:56 am, 'robert therriault' via Programming < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Good question Piet, > > > > I needed to think a bit about how adverbs can be written tacitly. Others > are considerably more advanced, but here goes: > > > > at=: 1 : '%:@:(u/) ' NB. Original adverb > > + at i. 8 > > 5.2915 > > a1t=: %:@: NB. First part of adverb is also an adverb > > +/ a1t i. 8 > > 5.2915 > > a2t=: / NB. Second part of adverb - obviously an adverb > > + a2t a1t i. 8 > > 5.2915 > > a3t=: / (%:@:) NB. Two adverbs together form a new adverb - > parenthesis are required > > + a3t i. 8 > > 5.2915 NB. Tacit "a3t" has the same result as explicit "at" > > > > Cheers, bob > > > >> On Jul 30, 2018, at 1:32 PM, Piet Google <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> t=: 1 : '%:@:(u/) y' > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- (B=) <-----my sig Brian Schott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
