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The [[Function axis|axis]] specification for Take was defined in [[APL2]]. It is shared by [[SHARP APL]] and [[Rationalized APL]], and continues to be supported in [[Dyalog APL]]. | The [[Function axis|axis]] specification for Take was defined in [[APL2]]. It is shared by [[SHARP APL]] and [[Rationalized APL]], and continues to be supported in [[Dyalog APL]]. | ||
[[SHARP APL 19.0]], released in 1987, extended Take to allow short left arguments. The choice to align left argument elements with the leading axes of the right argument was made according to the nascent [[leading axis theory]]: while a user may not have any preference for manipulating the earlier dimensions, this choice makes Take more flexible when used with the [[Rank operator]].<ref>Bernecky, Robert. [https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=55632 "An Introduction to Function Rank"]. APL88 Conference Proceedings. ''ACM SIGAPL Quote Quad'', 18(2), December 1987.</ref> | [[SHARP APL 19.0]], released in 1987, extended Take to allow short left arguments. The choice to align left argument elements with the leading axes of the right argument was made according to the nascent [[leading axis theory]]: while a user may not have any preference for manipulating the earlier dimensions, this choice makes Take more flexible when used with the [[Rank operator]].<ref>Bernecky, Robert. [https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=55632 "An Introduction to Function Rank"]. APL88 Conference Proceedings. ''ACM SIGAPL Quote Quad'', 18(2), December 1987.</ref> It was adopted in [[Dyalog APL 13.0]] (2011), and has been present in [[J]] and [[ngn/apl]] since early development. | ||
== Extension support == | == Extension support == | ||