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Meaning of Life (Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy)

As you might know, the answer to the ultimate question is 42, according to Douglas Adams`s famous book "Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy".

We do not need a supercomputer and millions of years to prove that. Whatever you specify as right argument to this function:

MeaningOfLife←{+.×/⍎⊖⍕⊃¨⊂|⌊-*+○⌈∨.∧/>\</×÷!⌽⍉⌹~⍴⍋⍒,⍟?⍳''≡1↑0⍴∊⍵}

...will produce THE answer, for example:

      MeaningOfLife 1  
42
      MeaningOfLife 'aaa' 
42
      MeaningOfLife¨10 4⍴2 (2 3) 'abcdef'
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42

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-As you might know, the answer to the ultimate question is '''42''', according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_adams Douglas Adams`s] famous book "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy"].
+As you might know, the answer to the ultimate question is '''42''', according to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_adams|Douglas Adams`s]] famous book "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy|Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy"]].
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-MeaningOfLife←{+.×/⍎⊖⍕⊃¨⊂|⌊-*+○⌈∨.∧/>\</×÷!⌽⍉⍉⌹~⍴⍋⍒,⍟?⍳''≡1↑0⍴∊⍵}
+MeaningOfLife←{+.×/⍎⊖⍕⊃¨⊂|⌊-*+○⌈∨.∧/>\</×÷!⌽⍉⌹~⍴⍋⍒,⍟?⍳''≡1↑0⍴∊⍵}
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-...will produce a reasonable answer.
+...will produce THE answer, for example:

{{{
      MeaningOfLife 1  
42
      MeaningOfLife 'aaa' 
42
      MeaningOfLife¨10 4⍴2 (2 3) 'abcdef'
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
42 42 42 42
}}}