From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: (*) -> 1
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:44:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87edrsufdd.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87h6wo9fjb.fsf@telefonica.net
Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:
> Even a programmer can't assume that associativity and commutativity
> can be used on a long, finite, sum.
As long as it's a sum, of course can a programmer assume that.
> But that's a digression. My point is that (+) and (+ n) are not
> supported (or, better said, appreciated) because some mathematical
> reason, but because they are as much convenient when writing macros as
> they are silly on "normal" code. It's about making easy for the
> programmer to do some mundane tasks, not about Mathematics.
No - the result of "1" is surely related to mathematics. It comes from
the mathematical interpretation of the term (*) as empty product.
You can interpret it differently, but the convention is the same and
there for the same reason as the same convention for the empty product
in math.
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-18 13:44 UTC|newest]
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2023-01-07 20:53 How to make M-x TAB not work on (interactive) declaration? Jean Louis
2023-01-07 21:11 ` Ruijie Yu via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2023-01-07 23:40 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-08 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-01-08 6:19 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-09 4:49 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-09 6:26 ` algorithmic Lisp language (was: Re: How to make M-x TAB not work on (interactive) declaration?) Emanuel Berg
2023-01-09 19:30 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-09 19:32 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-08 6:21 ` How to make M-x TAB not work on (interactive) declaration? Jean Louis
2023-01-08 6:32 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-08 10:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-01-08 8:34 ` Tassilo Horn
2023-01-08 11:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-01-09 13:29 ` Tassilo Horn
2023-01-08 21:35 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-08 22:35 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2023-01-09 0:24 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-09 19:47 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-10 23:28 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-13 6:21 ` (*)->1 Jean Louis
2023-01-14 12:03 ` (*)->1 Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-14 12:33 ` (*)->1 Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-15 20:18 ` [External] : Re: How to make M-x TAB not work on (interactive) declaration? Rudolf Adamkovič
2023-01-15 20:57 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-15 22:33 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-15 23:10 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-16 15:28 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 17:07 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-16 18:25 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 2:20 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-17 5:28 ` tomas
2023-01-17 22:20 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-18 5:14 ` tomas
2023-01-18 5:26 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-19 11:38 ` tomas
2023-01-19 11:51 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-21 14:05 ` tomas
2023-01-23 10:14 ` Robert Pluim
2023-01-23 16:44 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-23 19:28 ` tomas
2023-01-18 17:27 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-18 17:32 ` tomas
2023-01-18 14:32 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-18 20:36 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-19 9:05 ` (*) -> 1 Jean Louis
2023-01-19 9:41 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-19 12:52 ` Anders Munch
2023-01-17 5:35 ` [External] : Re: How to make M-x TAB not work on (interactive) declaration? Jean Louis
2023-01-17 15:59 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-17 16:42 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 16:05 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 16:17 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-17 16:25 ` tomas
2023-01-17 16:55 ` (*) -> 1 Jean Louis
2023-01-17 17:52 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 18:11 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-17 18:40 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 19:04 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-18 13:15 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-18 14:37 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-18 18:17 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2023-01-17 19:35 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 21:12 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 22:01 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-17 23:38 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-18 7:50 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-18 8:37 ` tomas
2023-01-18 12:46 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-18 13:44 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2023-01-18 14:07 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-18 16:19 ` Andreas Eder
2023-01-18 17:14 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-17 18:18 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 11:52 ` [External] : Re: How to make M-x TAB not work on (interactive) declaration? Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-15 21:08 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 5:02 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-16 5:38 ` tomas
2023-01-16 10:10 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 10:41 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-16 15:26 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 4:06 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-17 14:00 ` tomas
2023-01-17 22:43 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-17 16:25 ` Nick Dokos
2023-01-17 17:19 ` Jean Louis
2023-02-11 4:38 ` Ruijie Yu via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2023-02-11 10:54 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 17:41 ` Nick Dokos
2023-01-16 7:55 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-16 10:16 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 10:37 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-16 15:35 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 15:59 ` Yuri Khan
2023-01-16 16:14 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 16:47 ` tomas
2023-01-16 17:07 ` Drew Adams
2023-01-16 18:41 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 10:51 ` Anders Munch
2023-01-16 15:38 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 17:40 ` Andreas Eder
2023-01-16 18:17 ` tomas
2023-01-16 18:55 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-16 19:14 ` tomas
2023-01-16 18:46 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 2:37 ` Eduardo Ochs
2023-01-17 5:46 ` (*) -> 1 Jean Louis
2023-01-17 15:56 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 16:29 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 16:43 ` tomas
2023-01-17 17:25 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 19:11 ` Nick Dokos
2023-01-17 17:17 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 17:26 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 18:46 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-17 18:51 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 18:04 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-17 18:28 ` Eduardo Ochs
2023-01-17 19:18 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-18 12:27 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-18 13:37 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-19 8:20 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-19 10:06 ` Tassilo Horn
2023-01-19 13:43 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-19 14:42 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-19 15:27 ` tomas
2023-01-18 13:57 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-19 8:32 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-19 16:51 ` Óscar Fuentes
2023-01-20 8:01 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-18 14:25 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-19 8:34 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-19 13:54 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-19 14:54 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-19 15:19 ` Tassilo Horn
2023-01-19 15:46 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-19 17:38 ` Dr Rainer Woitok
2023-01-20 7:31 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-20 11:49 ` Dr Rainer Woitok
2023-01-19 17:44 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2023-01-19 21:29 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-20 7:40 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-20 8:47 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-18 9:02 ` Anders Munch
2023-01-18 10:49 ` Michael Heerdegen
2023-01-18 11:10 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-01-18 12:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-01-18 14:29 ` Michael Heerdegen
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2023-01-17 16:04 ` Jean Louis
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