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When tracing errors within a line containing diamonds, statements to the right of the caret have not yet been executed. | When tracing errors within a line containing diamonds, statements to the right of the caret have not yet been executed. | ||
In Iverson's Dictionary of APL [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLDictionary1.htm#3e] he states "expressions using the statement separator (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⋄</syntaxhighlight>) can be mimicked by expressions using the verb left [[Identity]]. The primary difference is that the separation imposed by <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊣</syntaxhighlight> follows the normal rules for order of execution." APL 700 uses a semicolon to achieve the same effect as the left (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊣</syntaxhighlight>). | In Iverson's Dictionary of APL [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLDictionary1.htm#3e] he states "expressions using the statement separator (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⋄</syntaxhighlight>) can be mimicked by expressions using the verb left [[Identity]]. The primary difference is that the separation imposed by <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊣</syntaxhighlight> follows the normal rules for order of execution." [[APL 700]] uses a semicolon to achieve the same effect as the left (<syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⊣</syntaxhighlight>). | ||
=== Documentation === | === Documentation === | ||