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This function would return a random number in the range 1 - 52, but it would not accept any argument | This function would return a random number in the range 1 - 52, but it would not accept any argument. Such a function might be useful in the case of dealing a card in a game since the number of cards is always the same. | ||
Some System functions are niladic in that they return a value, but you do not present them an argument. The [[System Function TS|{quad}TS]] function returns the current time stamp, that is, the current date and time, but you cannot give it a date or time in order to, for example, change the date or time. | |||
== See Also== | == See Also== | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 27 February 2013
A function is niladic if it does not accept any arguments. For example:
∇ z←dealcard
[1] z←? 52
∇
This function would return a random number in the range 1 - 52, but it would not accept any argument. Such a function might be useful in the case of dealing a card in a game since the number of cards is always the same.
Some System functions are niladic in that they return a value, but you do not present them an argument. The ⎕TS function returns the current time stamp, that is, the current date and time, but you cannot give it a date or time in order to, for example, change the date or time.
See Also
- niladic (accepts no arguments)
- monadic (accepts one argument)
- dyadic (accepts two arguments)
- System Functions
