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* The three 1-modifers Cells (<code>π½Λ</code>), Each (<code>π½Β¨</code>), and Undo (<code>π½βΌ</code>) are equivalent to using a right-[[operand]] of <code>Β―1</code> with the 2-modifiers Rank (<code>π½βΒ―1</code>), Depth (<code>π½βΒ―1</code>), and Repeat (<code>π½βΒ―1</code>). Therefore the 2-modifiers are circled versions of the 1-modifiers (except in the case of Undo/Repeat). | * The three 1-modifers Cells (<code>π½Λ</code>), Each (<code>π½Β¨</code>), and Undo (<code>π½βΌ</code>) are equivalent to using a right-[[operand]] of <code>Β―1</code> with the 2-modifiers Rank (<code>π½βΒ―1</code>), Depth (<code>π½βΒ―1</code>), and Repeat (<code>π½βΒ―1</code>). Therefore the 2-modifiers are circled versions of the 1-modifiers (except in the case of Undo/Repeat). | ||
* Under (<code>π½βΎπΎ</code>) is in principle equivalent to <code>πΎβΌβπ½βπΎ</code>. Therefore, <code>βΎ</code> is a combination of the glyphs <code>β</code> and <code>β</code>. | * Under (<code>π½βΎπΎ</code>) is in principle equivalent to <code>πΎβΌβπ½βπΎ</code>. Therefore, <code>βΎ</code> is a combination of the glyphs <code>β</code> and <code>β</code>. | ||
== The Name BQN == | |||
The name "BQN" was originated as a forward iteration of the letters of APL, and [https://mlochbaum.github.io/BQN/#what-kind-of-name-is-bqn "happens to match the capitals in 'Big Questions Notation'"]. | |||
[[Marshall Lochbaum]] [https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/54753804#54753804 recounts], "I obtained 'BQN' by moving each letter in 'APL' forward by one in the alphabet. I'd come up with the backronym 'Big Questions Notation' by the time I realized N doesn't come after L."Β Marshall commented further on this in [https://www.arraycast.com/episode-7-transcript Episode 7 of the Array Cast], in response to a question starting at the 11:29 mark. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||