a # 1 61 R ' r#base dec q;Lio;p;s                                        '
a # a,[1]  ' q#(s#q^=''-'')/q#(p#q^=''.'')/q                                 '
a # a,[1]  ' ''character error''escape~&/qEbaseYr#`d`i`g`i`t`s             '
a # a,[1]  ' r#(1_2X0Es)X(base*_0S-1++/V\~p)XbaseBrIq,ILio#0             '
a # a,[1]  ' $0                                                          '
a # a,[1]  '"dec - convert to decimal                                    '
a # a,[1]  '"from ''the apl handbook of techniques'' copyright 1978, ibm.  '
a # a,[1]  '"-character vectors belonging to the global `d`i`g`i`t`s,    '
a # a,[1]  '" ''-.'' representing scalar numbers in any base, will seem    '
a # a,[1]  '" to be converted to their decimal values, with which        '
a # a,[1]  '" ordinary calculations can be made.                         '
a # a,[1]  '"-. will be understood as separating the integer portion     '
a # a,[1]  '" from any possible fraction.  fractions will be closely     '
a # a,[1]  '" approximated.  integers will be exact, unless they are     '
a # a,[1]  '" forced to float.                                           '
a # a,[1]  '"-arithmetic results can be converted to other bases through '
a # a,[1]  '" use of Gconv.                                              '
a # a,[1]  '"-`d`i`g`i`t`s will support bases 2KbaseK36.                 '
a # a,[1]  '"-uses: Gescape                                              '
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