[Jprogramming] sets within a set

[butch.lakeshsore at antelecom.net]

 { 1, { { 3, 4}, 8, { 8, 9}}, 10} in J is:

1; ((3,4); 8; (8,9)); 10

thanks again for the help

----- Original Message Follows -----
From: butch.lakeshsore at antelecom.net
To: Programming forum <programming at jsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] sets within a set
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:53:28 -0800

>In general a set is a combination of elements or a set.
>
>Any set within a set can contain either elements or sets.
>
>How would boxed notation be used to represent something
>like:
>
>{ 1, { { 3, 4}, 8, { 8, 9}}, 10}
>
>----- Original Message Follows -----
>From: butch.lakeshsore at antelecom.net
>To: Programming forum <programming at jsoftware.com>
>Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] sets within a set
>Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:35:05 -0800
>
>>setLess =:: -. [  
>>
>>1 2 3 4 setLess 1 4
>>2 3
>>
>>so, 
>>
>>1; 2; 3; 4 setLess 1; 4
>>
>>should return boxed
>>2 3
>>
>>but it returns
>>boxed 1 2 3 4
>>
>>and in my math notation
>>
>>{ 1, { 2, 3 }, 3 } setLess { 2, 3 } should return { 1, 3 }
>>{ 1, { 2, 3 }, 3 } setLess { 3 }     should return { 1, {2
>>, 3}}
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>>
>>----- Original Message Follows -----
>>From: Raul Miller <rauldmiller at gmail.com>
>>To: Programming forum <programming at jsoftware.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] sets within a set
>>Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:52:48 -0400
>>
>>>On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM,
>>>> <butch.lakeshsore at antelecom.net> wrote: A =: 1 2 3 4
>>>> B =: 10 20 30 40
>>>> C =: 100 200 300 400
>>>>
>>>> How would one define the set:
>>>> bigSet =: 0.5 A B C 1000.5
>>>> in such a way that the cardinality, that is '# bigSet'
>>>is 5
>>>
>>>   bigSet=: 0.5;A;B;C;1000.5
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Raul
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