Because your original function returns a number and "f" returns a literal representation of a number.
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Linda Alvord <lindaalv...@verizon.net> wrote: > Here are some odd things I found so far. ... > f=: 13 :'":x:<.o.10x^y' > f 30 > 3141592653589793216413703340032 > #f 30 > 31 > > (<.@o.10x^30),<.@o.10x^30 > 3141592653589793238462643383279 3141592653589793238462643383279 > (f 30),f 30 > 31415926535897932164137033400323141592653589793216413703340032 > > > > > Why don't the original statement and my function f agree? Which is > correct? ... -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
