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From: rolf@natmlab.OZ (Rolf Turner)
Newsgroups: net.math.stat
Subject: S for-loops.
Message-ID: <75@natmlab.OZ>
Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 01:55:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 01:55:54 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Nov-84 01:10:48 EST
Organization: CSIRO Nat. Measurement Lab. (Maths+Stats & Applied Phys), Sydney,Australia.
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Try the following in S:

  > a<-1:5
  > for(i in a) print(i)
  > for(i in 0+a) print(i)
  > for(i in a) print(i)


The results which I get seem mystical & mystifying.  I'd appreciate hearing
if anomalies occur at other installations (or if the mystery is peculiar to
ours).  Also explanations and/or fixes would be welcomed.


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