Evaluation of variables in 50g

[kakima]

Okay, I think I see your point about my ellipsis.

The key phrase is "... the object stored in the corresponding variable is itself evaluated" where, as you point out in your later post, the evaluation depends on the type of the object. Algebraics clearly fall into the "Other objects are put on the stack" category.

As to why this is so, instead of the algebraic getting evaluated, the only thing that pops to mind at this time is to be consistent. Putting an algebraic onto the stack does not cause it to be evaluated, whether it was just typed in or recalled from a variable. But that's just a theory, since I had nothing to do with the development of RPL.