Re^2: Why does an array "dissolve" into a hash?

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you. Is the use of the word "dissolve" normal here?

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Re^3: Why does an array "dissolve" into a hash? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 20, 2015 at 13:37 UTC
"Flattened into a list" is the commonly used, though it's a bit of a misnomer. The array doesn't get flattened into another data structure; an array simply returns its elements in list context.	[reply]
Re^3: Why does an array "dissolve" into a hash? by Anonymous Monk on Aug 20, 2015 at 06:34 UTC
Never heard it used that way before.	[reply]