USING: kernel math quotations.private sequences tools.test ; IN: quotations { [ 3 ] } [ 3 [ ] curry ] unit-test { [ \ + ] } [ \ + [ ] curry ] unit-test { [ \ + = ] } [ \ + [ = ] curry ] unit-test { [ 1 + 2 + 3 + ] } [ { 1 2 3 } [ [ + ] curry ] map concat ] unit-test { [ 1 2 3 4 ] } [ [ 1 2 ] [ 3 4 ] append ] unit-test { [ 1 2 3 ] } [ [ 1 2 ] 3 suffix ] unit-test { [ 3 1 2 ] } [ [ 1 2 ] 3 prefix ] unit-test { [ "hi" ] } [ "hi" 1quotation ] unit-test [ 1 \ + curry ] must-fail : trouble ( -- arr quot ) { 123 } dup array>quotation ; { 999 } [ ! Call the quotation which compiles it. trouble call drop ! Change the array used for it. 999 0 rot set-nth trouble nip call ] unit-test