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Re: Function definition

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  • Subject: [mg18216] Re: Function definition
  • From: Guilherme Roschke <gr at network3.entropy.upenn.edu>
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 20:41:11 -0400
  • Organization: University of Pennsylvania
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Jesus Perez Ortega wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> How can I restrict a variable to be Real in the function definition?
> Regards
> --
> Jesus Perez Ortega
> jesper at bqto.unexpo.edu.ve


say your function is foo[x_]:=x/2;

define instead foo[x_Real]:=x/2;

this way the pattern x will only match a real number.


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