Chinese terminology
While written APL is mostly symbolic, facilitating communication of thought across human language barriers, instructional text and verbal conveying of APL subjects requires human language translations of the glyphs and primitives etc. This article attempts to provide a standard for Chinese terminology used in such contexts, to ease the burden of translators, assist speakers, and in general lessen the risk of misunderstandings in conversation.
Translations
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In the below, 单 refers to 单参数 (monadic usage) and 双 refers to 双参数 (dyadic usage).
| Primary term | Description | Translation | Sample Code | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index Generator | Monadic ⍳ 单 |
数列 | ⍳6 |
数列6 |
| Index of | Dyadic ⍳ 双 |
位置 | 'abcd' ⍳ 'ac' |
'abcd' 位置 'ac' |
| Shape | Monadic ⍴ 单 |
形状 | ⍴⍳6 |
形状 数列6 |
| Reshape | Dyadic ⍴ 双 |
重塑 | 3 2 ⍴ ⍳6 |
3 2 重塑 数列6 |
| Split | Monadic ↓ 单 |
拆分 | ↓3 2⍴⍳6 |
拆分 3 2 塑形 数列6 |
| Drop | Dyadic ↓ 双 |
去头 | 2↓⍳6 |
2 去头 数列6 |