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This decrements from the vector:
This decrements from the vector:
<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
       1 -⍨ 1 2 3
       1 -⍨ 1 2 3
0 1 2
0 1 2
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]], [[dzaima/APL]], [[NARS2000]]}}
{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]], [[dzaima/APL]], [[NARS2000]]}}
Double:
Double:
<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
       +⍨1 2 3
       +⍨1 2 3
2 4 6
2 4 6
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]], [[dzaima/APL]], [[NARS2000]]}}
{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]], [[dzaima/APL]], [[NARS2000]]}}


[[Commute]] can be used to emulate a monadic <source lang=apl inline>f g h</source> [[Fork]] when combined with [[Compose]] (note the following code is not workable APL, but a series of evaluations):
[[Commute]] can be used to emulate a monadic <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>f g h</syntaxhighlight> [[Fork]] when combined with [[Compose]] (note the following code is not workable APL, but a series of evaluations):
<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
g⍨∘f⍨∘h⍨ x   
g⍨∘f⍨∘h⍨ x   
x g⍨∘f⍨∘h x ⍝ the last ⍨ is being used monadically, i.e. Selfie
x g⍨∘f⍨∘h x ⍝ the last ⍨ is being used monadically, i.e. Selfie
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(h x) g⍨ (f x)  
(h x) g⍨ (f x)  
(f x) g (h x) ⍝ the last ⍨ is being used dyadically, i.e. Swap
(f x) g (h x) ⍝ the last ⍨ is being used dyadically, i.e. Swap
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


== History ==
== History ==


The Commute operator was defined in [[Operators and Functions]] in 1978, and taken up by [[NARS]] as a result. [[Dyalog]], influenced by NARS, included the operator early on. While it didn't appear in [[SHARP APL]], it was included in [[J]] as "Reflex/Passive" (<source lang=j inline>~</source>).
The Commute operator was defined in [[Operators and Functions]] in 1978, and taken up by [[NARS]] as a result. [[Dyalog]], influenced by NARS, included the operator early on. While it didn't appear in [[SHARP APL]], it was included in [[J]] as "Reflex/Passive" (<syntaxhighlight lang=j inline>~</syntaxhighlight>).


== External links ==
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