That's what I thought.

>> type? :+
== op!

>> type? :add
== action!

I think the op!s are more fundamental. They probably get
defined first or are earlier in the symbol lookup list.
I'm only speculating but it could be something like that.

Anton.

> BB> May seem strange, because first option must be internally
> translated, but
> BB> it's faster then 'add.
>
> >>> x: now/time/precise loop 10000000 [1 + 1] probe now/time/precise - x
> BB> 0:00:02.719
> BB> == 0:00:02.719
> >>> x: now/time/precise loop 10000000 [add 1 1] probe now/time/precise - x
> BB> 0:00:03.86
> BB> == 0:00:03.86
>
> The reason is that + is somewhat treated like a keyword, while ADD
> is not.
>
> Regards,
>    Gabriele.

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