Language as an intellectual tool: From hieroglyphics to APL.

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"The APL language, a language with symbols and not words, is one of the intellectual triumphs of our time. Its modern incarnation began with Iverson notation, 1.2 but its roots go far back into the past. W learn elementary mathematics before understanding the source of its symbols and procedures, which therefore appear, incorrectly, to have been decreed ready-made. Language and reason are intimately related, and the embodiment of an idea in a symbol may be essential to its comprehension. APL unifies algebra into a single consistent notation; it allows us to exploit the powerful concepts of functions and operators; and it helps us to escape the tyranny of scalars by..."

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