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iverson bracket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
iver-son- brack-et
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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)

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Iverson brackets (plural)

Questions

What does iverson bracket mean?
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)
Where does iverson bracket come from?
Named after Kenneth E. Iverson, who introduced this notation in his programming language APL.

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