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A '''singleton''' is an [[Array model|array]] with [[bound]] 1. Equivalently, its [[shape]] consists entirely of 1s. It may have any [[rank]]. For example, all the following are singletons: | A '''singleton''' is an [[Array model|array]] with [[bound]] 1. Equivalently, its [[shape]] consists entirely of 1s. It may have any [[rank]]. For example, all the following are singletons: | ||
* The [[scalar]] < | * The [[scalar]] <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>42</source> | ||
* The [[vector]] < | * The [[vector]] <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>,42</source> | ||
* The [[matrix]] < | * The [[matrix]] <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⍪42</source> | ||
* The three-[[dimension]]al array < | * The three-[[dimension]]al array <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>1 1 1⍴42</source> | ||
* The [[nested]] scalar < | * The [[nested]] scalar <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊂4 2</source> | ||
Whether an array < | Whether an array <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>X</source> is a singleton can be determined with <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>1=×/⍴X</source> or, less efficiently, with <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>1=≢,X</source>. | ||
Every scalar < | Every scalar <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>X</source> is a singleton, because <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>1=×/⍴X</source>, or alternatively <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>1=≢,X</source>. | ||
Singletons may be subject to [[singleton extension]]. | Singletons may be subject to [[singleton extension]]. |