[PD] definitions of data types

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Feb 6, 2006, at 2:05 PM, Martin Peach wrote:

> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>
>> Here are some attempts at definitions:
>>
>> list:  a series of 2 or more elements whose first element is either  
>> the  selector "list", or a float, which causes the "list" selector to  
>> be  implied.  A 0-element list is a bang, a 1-element list is either  
>> a  float or a symbol, are there any exceptions where a 0- or  
>> 1-element  lists actually exists?  I suppose only in a message box.
>>
> ...
>
>> selector series: a series of 2 or more elements whose first element  
>> is  neither the selector "list" nor a numeric element.  But it needs  
>> a  better term.
>>
> I would call that an implicit list, and to be consistent with the way  
> float works, it should have list prepended to it by pd and otherwise  
> become indistinguishable from list.

But its not a list because objects that deal with lists say so.  "list"  
is a keyword in Pd, so we need to define these things using other  
words.  Try this to see what I mean:

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