[R] a < b < c is alway TRUE

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From: Uwe Ligges (ligges@statistik.uni-dortmund.de)
Date: Fri 06 Jul 2001 - 19:35:33 EST 

Message-id: <3B458665.8AC006B1@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>

One of our students did something like:

  x[a < b < c]

instead of

  x[a < b & b < c]

But why is

  3 < 2 < 1 # [1] TRUE ???

Is there any reason?
Or wouldn't it be better to get a warning / error?

Uwe Ligges
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