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== Function == |
== Function == |
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A function can be a: |
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* Primitive verb |
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* Lambda |
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* Train |
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* Projection of any of the above. |
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== Valence == |
== Valence == |
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== Monad == |
== Monad == |
Revision as of 09:27, 24 January 2022
The following page documents K related words. All definitions written here should be hence treated as such, and not as an extension of their English counterparts.
Noun
A noun is a basic value in K, which can be a:
- Number
- Character
- Symbol
- Function
- Dictionary
- Array
- Table
Verb
A verb is a primitive function in K. K has 20 primitive verbs which represent multiple overloads that form its base functionality.
Adverb
An adverb is a primitive syntactical form in K which takes 1 or 2 functions on the left and changes their functionality.
Dictionary
A K dictionary is a mapping from a set of K nouns as keys to a set of K nouns which constitute the values of the dictionary. Keys may not need to be unique, depending on the K version.
Function
A function can be a:
- Primitive verb
- Lambda
- Train
- Projection of any of the above.