On 12/1/2011 5:25 PM, Linda Alvord wrote:
> ... see if you can define toss 6 as a monadic form of toss to produce
different results when repeated.
I BELIEVE YOU WANT VERB tosses BELOW. toss BELOW IS A NOUN. REVISED
SOLUTION FOLLOWS, VERB tosses DISCUSSED AT END. KIP
one =: ' ',' o ',:' '
two =: 'o ',' ',:' o'
three =: 'o ',' o ',:' o'
four =: 'o o',' ',:'o o'
five =: 'o o',' o ',:'o o'
six =: 'o o','o o',:'o o'
]dice =: one;two;three;four;five;six
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| |o |o |o o|o o|o o|
| o | | o | | o |o o|
| | o| o|o o|o o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
tosses =: [: ? 6 $~ 2 , ] NB. y tosses of two dice
]toss =: tosses 10
2 0 2 4 2 2 2 4 4 3
4 1 3 5 2 5 2 5 1 3
toss { dice NB. index 2 selects die three
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|o | |o |o o|o |o |o |o o|o o|o o|
| o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | |
| o| | o|o o| o| o| o|o o|o o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|o o|o |o o|o o|o |o o|o |o o|o |o o|
| o | | |o o| o |o o| o |o o| | |
|o o| o|o o|o o| o|o o| o|o o| o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
]sums =: 2 + +/ toss
8 3 7 11 6 9 6 11 7 8
fd =: [: /:~ ~. ,. [: +/"1 ~. =/ ]
fd sums
3 1
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 1
11 2
4!:0 'dice';'toss';'sums';'fd' NB. 0 means noun, 3 means verb
0 0 0 3
(tosses 6) { dice NB. six tosses of two dice
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|o o|o o|o o|o o|o | |
| | | o |o o| | o |
|o o|o o|o o|o o| o| |
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|o o| |o o| |o o| |
|o o| o |o o| o | | o |
|o o| |o o| |o o| |
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(tosses 6) { dice NB. six new tosses
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|o |o o|o o|o |o |o o|
| | |o o| | | |
| o|o o|o o| o| o|o o|
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|o o|o o|o o|o o|o o| |
|o o|o o| | | | o |
|o o|o o|o o|o o|o o| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
NB. you can do
(dice {~ tosses) 6 NB. six new tosses
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| |o |o o|o o|o o|o o|
| o | o | o | o |o o| |
| | o|o o|o o|o o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|o o|o o|o o|o |o | |
|o o| o | | o | o | o |
|o o|o o|o o| o| o| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
NB. train dice {~ tosses has accepted form noun verb verb
NB. finally
sixtosses =: [: (dice {~ tosses) 6"_ NB. 6"_ y is always 6
sixtosses '' NB. argument '' (or any noun) produces six tosses
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|o |o o|o |o |o | |
| | o | | | o | o |
| o|o o| o| o| o| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|o o| |o o|o o|o o|o o|
| o | o |o o| o |o o| |
|o o| |o o|o o|o o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
sixtosses''
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|o o|o |o o|o o|o o|o o|
| o | o |o o| o | o | o |
|o o| o|o o|o o|o o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|o |o o|o o|o o|o |o o|
| | | o | o | |o o|
| o|o o|o o|o o| o|o o|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
> On 11/26/2011 3:14 AM, Linda Alvord wrote:
>> Version 3 Rich Text
>>
>> Version 2 Plain text. How can I make the graphic symbols look good?
>>
>> PLEASE DO NOT REPLY BEFORE December I, 2011 at 12:00 am EST !
>>
>> The turkey roll challenge, named in honor of the Thanksgiving Day
>> holiday, focuses on the verb roll or ? with one argument.
>>
>> Create two nouns and a verb that will generate the following results.
>>
>> dice
>> ----T---T---T---T---T---┐
>> │ │o │o │o o│o o│o o│
>> │ o │ │ o │ │ o │o o│
>> │ │ o│ o│o o│o o│o o│
>> L---+---+---+---+---+----
>>
>> toss
>> ----T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---┐
>> │o │ │o │ │o o│ │o o│ │o │ │o │ │ │ │o o│ │o │ │o │
>> │ o │ │ │ │ │ │ o │ │ o │ │ │ │ o │ │ │ │ o │ │ │
>> │ o│ │ o│ │o o│ │o o│ │ o│ │ o│ │ │ │o o│ │ o│ │ o│
>> +---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+
>> │o │ │o │ │o │ │o │ │o o│ │ │ │ │ │o o│ │o o│ │ │
>> │ │ │ o │ │ │ │ │ │ o │ │ o │ │ o │ │ │ │o o│ │ o │
>> │ o│ │ o│ │ o│ │ o│ │o o│ │ │ │ │ │o o│ │o o│ │ │
>> L---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+----
>> toss
>> ----T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---T-T---┐
>> │o │ │o │ │o o│ │o o│ │o │ │o │ │ │ │o o│ │o │ │o │
>> │ o │ │ │ │ │ │ o │ │ o │ │ │ │ o │ │ │ │ o │ │ │
>> │ o│ │ o│ │o o│ │o o│ │ o│ │ o│ │ │ │o o│ │ o│ │ o│
>> +---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+
>> │o │ │o │ │o │ │o │ │o o│ │ │ │ │ │o o│ │o o│ │ │
>> │ │ │ o │ │ │ │ │ │ o │ │ o │ │ o │ │ │ │o o│ │ o │
>> │ o│ │ o│ │ o│ │ o│ │o o│ │ │ │ │ │o o│ │o o│ │ │
>> L---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+---+-+----
>>
>> c=:3 8 7 12 9 8 9 7 4 12 NB. The list c is the sums of the
>> NB. second toss of ten dice
>> fd c
>> 3 1 NB. A frequency distribution of the
>> 4 1 NB. ten tosses
>> 7 2
>> 8 2
>> 9 2
>> 12 2
>>
>> 4!:0 'dice';'toss';'c';'fd'
>> 0 0 0 3 NB. 0 for nouns, 3 for verbs
>>
>>
>> Some rules and hints:
>>
>> Write all verbs and nouns without @ . You can use several nouns and
>> verbs to make a final noun or verb. Here are some things about roll.
>>
>> r=: 13 :'?y'
>> r
>> ?
>> r 4
>> 3
>> r 4
>> 2
>> s=: 13 :'r 3 4$y'
>> s
>> [: r 3 4 $ ]
>> s 5
>> 3 3 3 2
>> 3 2 3 4
>> 2 4 0 4
>> s 5
>> 1 3 1 0
>> 3 1 4 1
>> 4 2 1 3
>> t=: 13 :'(r s y)*3 4$100*i.4'
>> 5 t 5
>> 1003 1000.69 1000.5 1001.49
>> 1001 1000.55 1000 1001
>> 1000.89 1001.03 1002 1000
>> 5 t 5
>> 1001 1002 1000 1001.37
>> 1003 1000.04 1000.23 1002
>> 1000.01 1001 1000.3 1001.16
>>
>> Be sure to get unique results as you go. Notice how to build a complex
>> result with several shorter functions.
>>
>> Linda
>>
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