Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list
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- Subject: [mg26801] Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list
- From: "Paul Lutus" <nospam at nosite.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 04:18:41 -0500 (EST)
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"9donco" <chindonco at iname.com> wrote in message news:94gs7d$qvp at smc.vnet.net... > hi all, > > I have a list of arbitrary numbers eg. alist={1, 1.5, 7, 4, 3, 2001} > and a (user-define) function f[] > > Is there a quick way/operation to apply f to indiviual > elements in alist ? say, to produce: > > {f[1], f[1.5], f[7], f[4], f[3], f[2001]} myList:={1, 1.5, 7, 4, 3, 2001} f[x_] := x^2 f[myList] {1,2.25,49,16,9,4004001} -- Paul Lutus www.arachnoid.com