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   albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl to ruvim.pinka@gmail.com   
   Re: Stack notation   
   31 May 24 11:17:10   
   
   In article ,   
   Ruvim   wrote:   
   >On 2024-05-30 18:26, minforth wrote:   
   >> TEMP-CONVERSION ( F: celsius -- F: fahrenheit )   
   >> should be clear enough, right?   
   >   
   >Right, while you have not introduced subtypes of i*r.   
   >   
   >So in the standard stack notation it would be:   
   >   
   >   TEMP-CONVERSION ( F: r.celsius -- r.fahrenheit )   
   >   
   >1. A stack-id ("F" in this case) is used once.   
   >2. The data type symbol "r" is used (it's defined in 12.3.1)   
   >3. A subscript separated by a dot from a data type symbol.   
   >   
   >The standard stack notation does not define any delimiter for   
   >subscripts, but some delimiter should be used in plain text if the   
   >subscript is not a number. It is convenient to use a dot as a separator.   
      
   I don't standardizing stack notations are worth worrying about.   
   The standards document has to be precise, so there worries are warranted.   
      
   >Ruvim   
      
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