Explanation of APL execution order
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Re: Explanation of APL execution order
Hi Dave, welcome "back"!
At the risk of starting an argument... In Norwegian, "Odd" and "Even" are both common names for boys.
Q: What should you name your first child?
At the risk of starting an argument... In Norwegian, "Odd" and "Even" are both common names for boys.
Q: What should you name your first child?
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Morten|Dyalog - Posts: 453
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Re: Explanation of APL execution order
"first" has nothing to do with "one" nor "second" with "two", neither has anything to do with "zero" so I don't think you'll get us arguing about ⎕IO today.
But you didn't tell us that "Oddi" is in some contexts Norwegian for "third", including the third child, and I'm guessing that your "Even" is more to do with sameness or levelness than number.
So after consideration I think "after his/her paternal/maternal grandfather/grandmother" might be a good bet.
But you didn't tell us that "Oddi" is in some contexts Norwegian for "third", including the third child, and I'm guessing that your "Even" is more to do with sameness or levelness than number.
So after consideration I think "after his/her paternal/maternal grandfather/grandmother" might be a good bet.
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Phil Last - Posts: 628
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Re: Explanation of APL execution order
Phil Last wrote:"first" has nothing to do with "one"
Er... I beg to differ... And Wikipedia says: First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First
Wikipedia also explains the origin of the names, what a fountain of information!
Even: Gift/Winner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_(given_name)
Odd: Sharp point or edge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_(name)
I did not know about "Oddi", nor can I find a reference to this on the internet - have you got one?
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Morten|Dyalog - Posts: 453
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Re: Explanation of APL execution order
Wikipedia says: First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First
You could have easily used my own: "first has nothing to do with one" as an example of the use of both words in the same sentence to prove their relatedness.
First is from Proto-Indo-European pro-ista pro: before or beyond; ista: superlative
Second is from PIE seku: following.
One is the second natural number being the successor to zero, the first.
For Oddi:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?all ... search=Odd
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Phil Last - Posts: 628
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Re: Explanation of APL execution order
Phil Last wrote:One is the second natural number being the successor to zero, the
Apparently even this is not clear cut: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number
Wikipedia wrote:Some authors begin the natural numbers with 0, corresponding to the non-negative integers 0, 1, 2, 3, …, whereas others start with 1, corresponding to the positive integers 1, 2, 3,"
Right... back to work :-)
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Morten|Dyalog - Posts: 453
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Re: Explanation of APL execution order
Dave, I thought you might have finessed it by choosing "Minerva" as the name. (Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom.)
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