On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 02:04:40PM -0400, John Porter wrote:
> Simon Cozens wrote:
> > A scalar's a thing. 
> 
> Just as the index into a multiplicity is a thing.

Yes, but as Larry pointed out. Knowing if the index is to be treated
as a number or a string has some advantages for optimization

Graham.

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