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Iverson bracket

noun

Etymology

Named after Kenneth E. Iverson, who introduced this notation in his programming language APL.

Definitions

  1. A notation that denotes a number that is 1 if the condition in square brackets is…

    A notation that denotes a number that is 1 if the condition in square brackets is satisfied, and 0 otherwise, i.e. (where P is a true or false statement)

    • [P]=1ifPistrue;\0otherwise.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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