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Wrong description of RPL ENTER?
03-14-2020, 09:20 PM
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RE: Wrong description of RPL ENTER?
(03-14-2020 07:24 PM)Orome Wrote:  This description is incorrect, isn't it?

Quote:If you press the digit 5 on an RPL calculator the “5” is entered into level 1 of the stack. ... If you then press ENTER RPL will terminate the digit 5, and leave it on level 1 of the stack.

In fact, on RPL calculators, when you press 5, you are working on the command line, and pressing ENTER puts it on level 1 of the stack. In fact most keys behave the same: they (first) put it on the stack. Correct?

These are mostly semantics. While the command line is active it technically isn't "on" the stack until you either press ENTER to save the edited version, or press ON to abort the editor and restore the prior 'top' (or bottom, depending on the view you choose to use) stack element.

So when entering a new object, it is not "on" the stack until you press ENTER.

I think this answers, but not sure, as there are subtle aspects of this topic and it's not 100% clear what you are trying to distinguish from what. If this doesn't answer, please clarify, perhaps with an example.

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Wrong description of RPL ENTER? - Orome - 03-14-2020, 07:24 PM
RE: Wrong description of RPL ENTER? - rprosperi - 03-14-2020 09:20 PM



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