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A long, slow way to write | A long, slow way to write <code>!10</code>: | ||
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Revision as of 07:38, 26 April 2020
- This page describes the dyadic arithmetic function. For sign of a single argument, see Signum.
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Product (×), Times, or Multiply is a dyadic scalar function which gives the arithmetic product of its arguments. Subtract shares the glyph × with the monadic arithmetic function Signum, and its result is the left argument times the right argument.
Examples
A long, slow way to write !10:
×/⍳10
Properties
Subtraction is commutative: swapping the arguments don't affect the result, e.g. using Commute, *⍨.
Reduction and scan
Reduction with Product gives the product of the whole list.