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treatment when it is unboxed.

This distinction exists because of the structure of J's expression
grammar. http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dicte.htm

In some ways, this issue is analogous to the distinction between a
dotted pair and a normal list element in LISP (except, of course, J
does not have cons cells -- dyadic verb definitions roughly occupy
that role in the language).

FYI,

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Raul

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Steven Taylor <taylste at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Oh, that's the asymmetry of ; again!"
>
> I should have realised! =C2=A0Oops. =C2=A0I was pleased to find that a: w=
orked when I
> tried it. =C2=A0Didn't see that in any of the documentation that I looked=
 at.
>
> thanks,
> -Steven
>
> On 1 June 2012 12:55, Brian Schott <schott.brian at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bob (and Henry, of course),
>>
>> That is a terrific explanation. Thanx to both of you.
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:49 AM, bob therriault <bobtherriault at mac.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Steven,
>> >
>> > If we aren't at the outer limits, you can see them from here :)
>> >
>> > The different levels of boxing actually have different selection
>> methods. The best explanation I have seen is Henry Rich's "J for C
>> Programmers - Chapter 17"
>> http://www.jsoftware.com/help/jforc/more_verbs_for_boxes.htm#_Toc1917343=
99
>> >
>> > Hope this helps.
>> >
>> > Cheers, bob
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> (B=3D)
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