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From: wgilson@ll.mit.edu (William Gilson)
Subject: Efficient J programs
Message-ID: <1993Apr29.144728.4138@ll.mit.edu>
Sender: wgilson@ll.mit.edu (William Gilson)
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 93 14:47:28 GMT
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As I am considering doing some substantial calculations in J, the following experimental
results concern me:

   6!:2 '2*i.10000'
0.04
   6!:2 '2*~i.10000'
1.54
   6!:2 '(i.10000)*2'
0.03

Is the passive to be shunned in J as in English?  
