And it has no state. Half the point of computation is maintaining state for the ...

		akira2501 on Nov 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AT&T Syntax versus Intel Syntax (2001) And it has no state. Half the point of computation is maintaining state for the purpose of efficiency. So, computation gets an "assignment" operator where pure math lacks one, pure math being relegated to subscripts of time and indicator functions instead.