Over

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Over () is a primitive dyadic operator which takes two function operands and produces a derived function which pre-processes the argument(s) using the monadic right operand, before applying the left operand on/between the result(s).

Explanation

When the resulting function is used monadically, it has the same behaviour as if the Beside or Atop operator had been used:

  (g ⍥ h) ⍵
g (h ⍵)

When the resulting function is used dyadically, both arguments are pre-processed:

⍺ (g ⍥ h) ⍵
(h ⍺) g (h ⍵)

Examples

      x←3 1 2
      y←4 6 5
      x +⍥(⌈/) y ⍝ add the max of x and max of y
9
      ⍝ same as
      (⌈/x)+⌈/y
9

Close composition

In SHARP APL and J, Over is implemented as a close composition, meaning that (using SHARP syntax) f⍤g has the overall function rank of g. J uses & for the close form and &: for the rankless form that appears in modern APLs.

History

Ken Iverson defined Over in 1978 as part of Operators and Functions,[1] with the glyph ¨. He called it Composition, as there was no Atop operator. It was added to SHARP APL as a close composition with glyph and name "on", with a limited implementation in 1981[2] followed by a full implementation in 1983 with the introduction of function rank.[3]

The glyph appeared in NARS2000, with name "Composition", by 2011.[4] The name "Over" was used in Dyalog APL 18.0, suggested by Adám Brudzewsky.[5] Over also appears in dzaima/APL (since 2018, before Dyalog 18.0), April, and Kap.

External links

Lessons

Documentation

References

  1. Ken Iverson. Operators and Functions, §8 Composition and Duality. IBM Research Report #RC7091. 1978-04-26.
  2. "Composition and Enclosure". SATN-41, 1981-06-20.
  3. "Language Extensions of May 1983". SATN-45, 1983-05-02.
  4. Composition. NARS2000 Wiki.
  5. Adam Brudzewsky. Chat message 42021088. APL Orchard. 31 Dec 2017.
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