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Re: Sorting of Data Lists

• To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg11046] Re: Sorting of Data Lists
• From: Allan Hayes <hay@haystack.demon.co.uk>
• Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 20:31:47 -0500
• References: <6camtn$fe8@smc.vnet.net>

CFreitas@swri.edu wrote:
> 
> I have two equal length vector sets of data.  I wish to form a third vector
> whose elements are the minimum values from each component of the other two
> vectors; i.e., if a(i) < b(i), then c(i) = a(i), else c(i) = b(i).

Christopher:

In[1]:=
v1= {1,4,3};

In[2]:=
v2 ={3,2,0};


In[3]:=
v = MapThread[Min,{v1,v2}]

Out[3]=
{1,2,0}

Another way

In[4]:=
v= Min/@Transpose[{v1,v2}]

Out[4]=
{1,2,0}

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