APL Puns

In the Beginning

floor
ceiling
log

and were punnish when the notation was introduced in 1962. They have long since gone mainstream, used even by respectable mathematicians and computer scientists.

To see why is a pun, see the Vector article My Favourite APL Symbol.

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The following are a joint effort by the Dyalog team, many derived after a sumptuous dinner and a few glasses of wine. Column 0 are valid APL expressions. For an enhanced experience may we suggest covering column 1 as you read column 0 for the first time.

In Modern Times

⊃⎕A~'L' the first no el
⍴⍴⍴'your boat' rho rho rho your boat
*⍣¯1⊢fly+fly log of the flies
{⍺←23 ⋄ (2÷(○1)*0.5)×-/⍵×(⍵*2×⍳⍺)÷
(!⍳⍺)×1+2×⍳⍺}ghanistan
erf ghanistan
↑^≡ mix and match
>/+/∘⎕UCS¨'the parts' 'the whole' the sum of the parts is greater than the whole
?⍨2e9 a big deal
○1 APL π
2(⌷⍤1)2 3 4⍴○1 a slice of APL π
0 0⍉3 4⍴○1 another slice of APL π
easy←○1 easy as π
{4×-/÷1+2×⍳⍵}1e6 a π long in the making
pike; see APL Quotations and Anecdotes
spike
pine
spine
Concorde taking (and showing) off
uh-oh
{⍵⌷⍨⊂?⍨≢⍵} degrade
bb∨~bb two b or not two b
bb≥bb two b or not two b
×× sign of the times
a←2÷⍨3 4⍴⍳12 ⋄ *○0j1×a show off
a←2÷⍨3 4⍴⍳12 ⋄ *○0j1×a+2e9 shameless show off
⍎turtles←'⍎turtles' it’s turtles all the way down…

In Honour of a Certain Movie Series

0⍴'menace' I. The Empty Menace
⊢⎕ns¨ 2⍴⎕this II. Tack of the Clones
⌽'htxiS'~'x' III. Reverse of the Sith
⎕io←~⎕io IV. A New Beginning
{'Jedi'⊢1e3×○R} V. The M π R Strikes from the Back
{'Jedi'} VI. Return Jedi
(+⌿÷≢)3 4 5⊣⎕dl 10 VII. The Fork Awakens
may←+⌿÷≢ ⋄ may∘∪ may the fork be with you
0 1 2 3 (⌊/⍬) 5 6 the fourth is strong with this one
4 4 4 4 (⌊/⍬) 4 4 I feel a great disturbance in the fours
1=?2e9 this is not the number you are looking for
1=?2e9 in my experience, there’s no such thing as luck
Luke.## I AM your father
4 ⊃ 0 1 2 3 'dark side' vier ist the path to the dark side
x{0.5×⍵+⍺÷⍵}⍣≡darkside do not underestimate the power of the dark side
⎕ct←1 I find your lack of faith disturbing
0.2 ∊ ÷3 1 4 1 9 2 6 3 8 9 7 9 I find your lack of a-fifth disturbing
{0::⍺⍺~⍵ ⋄ ⍺⍺ ⍵} do, or do not; there is no :Try
R2D2
>⍝ Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope
⊂○⊃ Princess Leia
<○> Yoda
○>--- Death Star
>∘< X-wing fighter
⊢○⊣ tie fighter
○⍨ tie fighter in stealth
⊢○⊣ 1 π fighter
⊣⍲⍲ ATAT
Ewok
Wookie
imperial cruiser
⍋⍒ imperial cruisers colliding
┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐
│⊢ │⍒ │⍒⍒│⍋⌽│⌽ │⍋ │⍋⍒│⍒⌽│
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⍒ │⍒⍒│⍋⌽│⊢ │⍒⌽│⌽ │⍋ │⍋⍒│
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⍒⍒│⍋⌽│⊢ │⍒ │⍋⍒│⍒⌽│⌽ │⍋ │
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⍋⌽│⊢ │⍒ │⍒⍒│⍋ │⍋⍒│⍒⌽│⌽ │
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⌽ │⍋ │⍋⍒│⍒⌽│⊢ │⍒ │⍒⍒│⍋⌽│
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⍋ │⍋⍒│⍒⌽│⌽ │⍋⌽│⊢ │⍒ │⍒⍒│
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⍋⍒│⍒⌽│⌽ │⍋ │⍒⍒│⍋⌽│⊢ │⍒ │
├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤
│⍒⌽│⌽ │⍋ │⍋⍒│⍒ │⍒⍒│⍋⌽│⊢ │
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