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In [[APL syntax]], a [[function]] is '''ambivalent''' if it can be called with either [[monadic]] or [[dyadic]] [[valence]]. While every non-[[niladic]] function can be written with one or two arguments, some functions give a [[SYNTAX ERROR]] when called with two arguments (these functions are called monadic) or with only one (these are called dyadic). Ambivalent functions do not give a [[SYNTAX ERROR]] immediately in either case.
In [[APL syntax]], a [[function]] is '''ambivalent''', or '''variadic''', if it can be called with either [[monadic]] or [[dyadic]] [[valence]]. While every non-[[niladic]] function can be written with one or two arguments, some functions give a [[SYNTAX ERROR]] when called with two arguments (these functions are called monadic) or with only one (these are called dyadic). Ambivalent functions do not give a [[SYNTAX ERROR]] immediately in either case.


Being ambivalent, or not, is an inherent property of a function. This contrasts with the terms "monadic" and "dyadic" which may refer either to the function's inherent properties as described above or to the context in which it is used. When an ambivalent function is invoked it has either one argument or two: we would say for example it is an ambivalent function ''called monadically''.
Being ambivalent, or not, is an inherent property of a function. This contrasts with the terms "monadic" and "dyadic" which may refer either to the function's inherent properties as described above or to the context in which it is used. When an ambivalent function is invoked it has either one argument or two: we would say for example it is an ambivalent function ''called monadically''.


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