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BIT Numerical Mathematics

, Volume 28, Issue 3, pp 439–449 | Cite as

Array theory and the nial programming language

  • K. W. Smillie
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Abstract

The Nested Interactive Array Language Nial is based on a mathematical theory of hierarchical rectangular arrays known as array theory. This paper gives a brief introduction to array theory and Nial and then discusses the main characteristics of the Nial language, its current implementation and some of its applications.

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© BIT Foundations 1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • K. W. Smillie
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  1. 1.Department of Computing ScienceUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonCanada

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