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Re: [Bug-apl] Dyalog power operator, what does it do?
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Jay Foad |
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Re: [Bug-apl] Dyalog power operator, what does it do? |
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Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:56:35 +0000 |
On 7 March 2014 09:15, Elias Mårtenson <address@hidden> wrote:
> Can you guys tell me if I understand what the power operator actually does?
> The way I see it, it calls a function for a certain number of times, or
> until the function returns the same thing as its input.
There is on-line documentation for Dyalog's power operator:
http://help.dyalog.com/13.2/Content/Language/Primitive%20Operators/Power%20Operator.htm
> I made an implementation of it, to have something to experiment with. Can
> you guys tell me if I did it right?
The power operator is dyadic, but your powerop is a monadic operator,
so that doesn't look right.
Jay.