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''A Programming Language'' does not feature a full multidimensional [[array model]]. Rather, operations are defined on [[ | ''A Programming Language'' does not feature a full multidimensional [[array model]]. Rather, operations are defined on [[scalar]]s, [[vector]]s, and [[Matrix|matrices]] and higher-[[rank]] arrays are not discussed. Nonetheless, it features many of the array conveniences that became characteristics of APL: | ||
* [[Scalar functions]] are present with the name "basic operations". | * [[Scalar functions]] are present with the name "basic operations". | ||
* While [[scalar extension]] is not defined in general, a scalar can be multiplied by an array as a "scalar multiple". | * While [[scalar extension]] is not defined in general, a scalar can be multiplied by an array as a "scalar multiple". | ||