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Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions

From Nils M Holm <news2009@t3x.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.functional, comp.lang.lisp, comp.lang.scheme, comp.programming, comp.emacs
Subject Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions
Followup-To comp.lang.scheme
Date 2012-10-31 09:21 +0000
Organization TARFU
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In comp.lang.scheme Totaram Sanadhya <swami.totaram.sanadhya@gmail.com> wrote:
> On the one hand the elements of a list such as (a b c d) are right
> associative
> 
> (cons 'a (cons 'b (cons 'c (cons 'd nil))))    C-x C-e
> 
> ==> (a b c d)
> 
> On the other hand a curried function such as (f x y z) is left
> associative by definition
> 
> (...(f x) y) z)
> 
> How do you resolve this paradox?

It depends.

How do you obtain the curried F in the above expression?

What is (curry (curry cons x) y) supposed to give?

What exactly is the paradox?

Maybe, it would be helpful if you posted some code that
demonstrates what you are trying to do.

F'up-To: comp.lang.scheme

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Nils M Holm  < n m h @ t 3 x . o r g >  www.t3x.org

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Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Totaram Sanadhya <swami.totaram.sanadhya@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 00:24 -0700
  Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Barb Knox <see@sig.below> - 2012-10-31 21:14 +1300
    Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Totaram Sanadhya <swami.totaram.sanadhya@gmail.com> - 2012-10-31 10:34 -0700
      Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Dirk Thierbach <dthierbach@usenet.arcornews.de> - 2012-10-31 23:36 +0100
  Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Nils M Holm <news2009@t3x.org> - 2012-10-31 09:21 +0000
  Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2012-11-02 14:45 +0100
    Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Rivka Miller <rivkaumiller@gmail.com> - 2012-11-02 18:59 -0700
      Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2012-11-03 04:14 +0100
        Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Rivka Miller <rivkaumiller@gmail.com> - 2012-11-05 16:53 -0800
          Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2012-11-06 07:28 +0100
            Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Barb Knox <see@sig.below> - 2012-11-08 17:35 +1300
              Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi> - 2012-11-08 07:42 +0200
                Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2012-11-08 21:47 +0100
                Re: Associativity paradox in functional expressions Barb Knox <see@sig.below> - 2012-11-10 15:13 +1300

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