On Nov 20, 2007 12:14 AM, Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...All trigonometric and hyperbolic functions have
> that behavior, that foo(x), nouns; => float when x is a number.
> ...
> I think that verbify => numerical evaluation has come up before.
> It certainly is subtle. But we haven't changed anything about it;
> maybe it is time to revisit that topic.
>
This behavior is a remnant of an early design for noun/verb, and has been
obsolete for decades. It is inconsistent and useless. Let's get rid of it.
-s