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{{Built-in|Under|⍢}}, or '''Dual''' (<code>¨</code>), is a [[primitive operator|primitive]] [[dyadic operator]] which takes two [[function]] [[operand]]s. It pre-processes its argument(s) with the monadic right operand, before applying the left operand on/between the result(s), then undoing the pre-processing.<ref>[https://mlochbaum.github.io/BQN/help/under.html BQN: Circle Jot (⌾)]</ref>
{{Built-in|Under|⍢}}, or '''Dual''' (<source lang=apl inline>¨</source>), is a [[primitive operator|primitive]] [[dyadic operator]] which takes two [[function]] [[operand]]s. It pre-processes its argument(s) with the monadic right operand, before applying the left operand on/between the result(s), then undoing the pre-processing.<ref>[https://mlochbaum.github.io/BQN/help/under.html BQN: Circle Jot (⌾)]</ref>


== Model ==
== Model ==
In dialects that support user-defined operators and invertible functions, it can be defined as (or similar):
In dialects that support user-defined operators and invertible functions, it can be defined as (or similar):
        _U_ ← {⍺←{⍵ ⋄ ⍺⍺} ⋄ ⍵⍵⍣¯1⊢(⍵⍵ ⍺)⍺⍺(⍵⍵ ⍵)}
<source lang=apl>      _U_ ← {⍺←{⍵ ⋄ ⍺⍺} ⋄ ⍵⍵⍣¯1⊢(⍵⍵ ⍺)⍺⍺(⍵⍵ ⍵)}</source>


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
      ⍝ https://leetcode.com/problems/add-two-numbers/
The following example solves [https://leetcode.com/problems/add-two-numbers/ a LeetCode problem] which asks to add two numbers given as reversed digit lists:
      2 4 3 +_U_(10⊥⌽) 5 6 4
<source lang=apl>
7 0 8


      2 4 3 +_U_(10⊥⌽) 5 6 4
7 0 8
</source>
First, each argument is reversed, then decoded from base 10. The addition is performed. Finally, the result is encoded to base 10 and reversed.
== Close composition ==
== Close composition ==


In [[SHARP APL]] and [[J]], Under is implemented as a [[close composition]], meaning that (using SHARP syntax) <source lang=apl inline>f¨g</source> has the overall [[function rank]] of <source lang=apl inline>g</source>. This allows <code>¨></code> to serve the purpose of [[Each]] from a [[Nested array model|nested]] APL. J uses <code>&.</code> for the close form and <code>&.:</code> for the rankless form.
In [[SHARP APL]] and [[J]], Under is implemented as a [[close composition]], meaning that (using SHARP syntax) <source lang=apl inline>f¨g</source> has the overall [[function rank]] of <source lang=apl inline>g</source>. This allows <source lang=apl inline>¨></source> to serve the purpose of [[Each]] from a [[Nested array model|nested]] APL. J uses <source lang=j inline>&.</source> for the close form and <source lang=j inline>&.:</source> for the rankless form.


== History ==
== History ==


The most widely known form of Under for much of APL's history was [[SHARP APL]]'s Dual operator, written <code>¨</code> and defined as a [[close composition]]. It was presented by [[Ken Iverson]] and [[Bob Bernecky]] with the name "with" in 1980,<ref>[[Bob Bernecky]] and [[Ken Iverson]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/opea.htm Operators and Enclosed Arrays] at [[IPSA '80]]</ref> and implemented for only a small number of right operands in 1981.<ref>[https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/satn41.htm "Composition and Enclosure"]. SATN-41, 1981-06-20.</ref> The name "Dual" was used in [[Rationalized APL]] in 1983, and the full SHARP implementation using [[function rank]] was completed just after.<ref>[https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/satn45.htm "Language Extensions of May 1983"]. SATN-45, 1983-05-02.</ref> Iverson changed the name to Under for his 1987 [[A Dictionary of APL]], and [[J]] uses this name as well. It includes both a close form <source lang=j inline>&.</source> like SHARP and a non-close form <source lang=j inline>&.:</source>.
The most widely known form of Under for much of APL's history was [[SHARP APL]]'s Dual operator, written <source lang=apl inline>¨</source> and defined as a [[close composition]]. It was presented by [[Ken Iverson]] and [[Bob Bernecky]] with the name "with" in 1980,<ref>[[Bob Bernecky]] and [[Ken Iverson]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/opea.htm Operators and Enclosed Arrays] at [[IPSA '80]]</ref> and implemented for only a small number of right operands in 1981.<ref>[https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/satn41.htm "Composition and Enclosure"]. SATN-41, 1981-06-20.</ref> The name "Dual" was used in [[Rationalized APL]] in 1983, and the full SHARP implementation using [[function rank]] was completed just after.<ref>[https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/satn45.htm "Language Extensions of May 1983"]. SATN-45, 1983-05-02.</ref> Iverson changed the name to Under for his 1987 [[A Dictionary of APL]], and [[J]] uses this name as well. It includes both a close form <source lang=j inline>&.</source> like SHARP and a non-close form <source lang=j inline>&.:</source>.


However, Iverson had defined the Dual operator with glyph <source lang=apl inline>⍢</source> in his 1978 paper "Operators and Functions",<ref>[[Ken Iverson]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/opfns.htm ''Operators and Functions''], §8 Composition and Duality. IBM Research Report #RC7091. 1978-04-26.</ref> using a non-close form because [[function rank]] had not yet been invented. [[NARS]] featured this operator in 1981, preceding SHARP's limited implementation. [[Roger Hui]] proposed Under with the same definition as a potential addition to [[Dyalog APL]] at [[Dyalog '15]], and it was added to both [[Extended Dyalog APL]] and [[dzaima/APL]] in 2018.
However, Iverson had defined the Dual operator with glyph <source lang=apl inline>⍢</source> in his 1978 paper "Operators and Functions",<ref>[[Ken Iverson]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/opfns.htm ''Operators and Functions''], §8 Composition and Duality. IBM Research Report #RC7091. 1978-04-26.</ref> using a non-close form because [[function rank]] had not yet been invented. [[NARS]] featured this operator in 1981, preceding SHARP's limited implementation. [[Roger Hui]] proposed Under with the same definition as a potential addition to [[Dyalog APL]] at [[Dyalog '15]], and it was added to both [[Extended Dyalog APL]] and [[dzaima/APL]] in 2018.

Revision as of 23:10, 26 April 2022

⍢

Under (⍢), or Dual (¨), is a primitive dyadic operator which takes two function operands. It pre-processes its argument(s) with the monadic right operand, before applying the left operand on/between the result(s), then undoing the pre-processing.[1]

Model

In dialects that support user-defined operators and invertible functions, it can be defined as (or similar): 

      _U_ ← {⍺←{⍵ ⋄ ⍺⍺} ⋄ ⍵⍵⍣¯1⊢(⍵⍵ ⍺)⍺⍺(⍵⍵ ⍵)}

Examples

The following example solves a LeetCode problem which asks to add two numbers given as reversed digit lists: 


      2 4 3 +_U_(10⊥⌽) 5 6 4
7 0 8

First, each argument is reversed, then decoded from base 10. The addition is performed. Finally, the result is encoded to base 10 and reversed.

Close composition

In SHARP APL and J, Under is implemented as a close composition, meaning that (using SHARP syntax) f¨g has the overall function rank of g. This allows ¨> to serve the purpose of Each from a nested APL. J uses &. for the close form and &.: for the rankless form.

History

The most widely known form of Under for much of APL's history was SHARP APL's Dual operator, written ¨ and defined as a close composition. It was presented by Ken Iverson and Bob Bernecky with the name "with" in 1980,[2] and implemented for only a small number of right operands in 1981.[3] The name "Dual" was used in Rationalized APL in 1983, and the full SHARP implementation using function rank was completed just after.[4] Iverson changed the name to Under for his 1987 A Dictionary of APL, and J uses this name as well. It includes both a close form &. like SHARP and a non-close form &.:.

However, Iverson had defined the Dual operator with glyph ⍢ in his 1978 paper "Operators and Functions",[5] using a non-close form because function rank had not yet been invented. NARS featured this operator in 1981, preceding SHARP's limited implementation. Roger Hui proposed Under with the same definition as a potential addition to Dyalog APL at Dyalog '15, and it was added to both Extended Dyalog APL and dzaima/APL in 2018.

Structural Under was developed by Marshall Lochbaum around 2017,[6] and was included in Extended Dyalog initially and added to dzaima/APL in 2020. Later dzaima would implement ⍢× and ⍢| in the same spirit, now featured in dzaima/APL and dzaima/BQN. The language BQN has included structural and computational Under, using the glyph ⌾, since its initial design in 2020.

External links

References

  1. ↑ BQN: Circle Jot (⌾)
  2. ↑ Bob Bernecky and Ken Iverson. Operators and Enclosed Arrays at IPSA '80
  3. ↑ "Composition and Enclosure". SATN-41, 1981-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Language Extensions of May 1983". SATN-45, 1983-05-02.
  5. ↑ Ken Iverson. Operators and Functions, §8 Composition and Duality. IBM Research Report #RC7091. 1978-04-26.
  6. ↑ Marshall Lochbaum. BQN's development history: Structural Under.
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