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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia: Direct function]]
* [[Wikipedia: Direct function]]
* [[Dyalog Ltd.]]'s [[https://dfns.dyalog.com|dfns website]] (created and maintained by John Scholes until his passing)
* [[Dyalog Ltd.]]'s [https://dfns.dyalog.com dfns website] (created and maintained by John Scholes until his passing)
 
{{APL syntax}}
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Revision as of 17:24, 19 December 2019

A dfn (pronounced "dee fun") is an alternative way to define a function and operator, invented by John Scholes. A dfn operator can also be called a dop (pronounced "dee op").

As of 2020, dfns are fully implemented in Dyalog APL, NARS2000, ngn/apl, dzaima/APL, and partially in GNU APL.

Wikipedia has a full treatment of dfns.

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APL syntax [edit]
General Comparison with traditional mathematicsPrecedenceTacit programming (Train, Hook, Split composition)
Array Numeric literalStringStrand notationObject literalArray notation (design considerations)
Function ArgumentFunction valenceDerived functionDerived operatorNiladic functionMonadic functionDyadic functionAmbivalent functionDefined function (traditional)DfnFunction train
Operator OperandOperator valenceTradopDopDerived operator
Assignment MultipleIndexedSelectiveModified
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