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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}

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Paul Lutus
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