Because in many contexts, a scalar is more convenient than a 1-element vector, 
I make a habit of tacking on a   {.  as in   {.u`''  .

-Dan


On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would use u`''
> 
>   avg 1 :'u`'''''
> +---+
> |avg|
> +---+
>   avg
> |value error: avg
> 
> -- 
> Raul
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Edward Mokurai Cherlin
> <moku...@sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>> I had thought that I would not be able to get a program to show the
>> definition of a function given its name, but I found a kludge for the
>> purpose using tie. Now I would like to know whether somebody has a
>> direct solution. My application for this capability is a defined
>> adverb for producing function tables.
>> 
>>   t=.1 :(':';'2 2$(>1 0#u`u);y;(,.x);x u/ y')
>>   l +t l=.i.5
>> ┌─┬─────────┐
>> │+│0 1 2 3 4│
>> ├─┼─────────┤
>> │0│0 1 2 3 4│
>> │1│1 2 3 4 5│
>> │2│2 3 4 5 6│
>> │3│3 4 5 6 7│
>> │4│4 5 6 7 8│
>> └─┴─────────┘
>> 
>> The question then is whether somebody knows a less ugly way to display
>> the value of u in executing this adverb than >1 0#u`u or >0{u`u .
>> 
>> --
>> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin
>> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation.
>> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination.
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks
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