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Re: prefix notation question

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From	Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi>
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Chad writes:
> On Oct 17, 7:45 am, Chad wrote:
...
> > I mean, what happened to (+3)? This obviously has to be account
> > for somewhere.
> 
> Never mind. I was one again experiencing a brain lapse.

:-)

You _can_ add one number together.

Even no numbers! (+) would be 0, the additive identity element, and
(*) would be 1, the multiplicative identity element.

(However, (+3) looks jarring for the users of those other languages.
Make it (+ 3), with the space between the operator and operand.)

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prefix notation question Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-16 20:15 -0700
  Re: prefix notation question Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-10-16 20:46 -0700
    Re: prefix notation question Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-16 20:58 -0700
      Re: prefix notation question Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-10-16 23:38 -0700
      Re: prefix notation question Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2011-10-17 10:06 +0300
        Re: prefix notation question Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-17 07:39 -0700
          Re: prefix notation question Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-17 07:45 -0700
            Re: prefix notation question Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-17 07:50 -0700
              Re: prefix notation question Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2011-10-17 18:10 +0300
                Re: prefix notation question Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 15:30 -0700
                Re: prefix notation question Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-18 19:40 -0700
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