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Array theory and the nial programming language

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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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  1. Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, T6G 2H1, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Dedicated to Peter Naur on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

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Smillie, K.W. Array theory and the nial programming language. BIT 28, 439–449 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941127

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