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Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list

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  • Subject: [mg26807] Re: [mg26774] [?] apply a function to members of a list
  • From: BobHanlon at aol.com
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 04:18:46 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

values = {1,1.5,7,4,3,2001};

f /@ values

{f[1], f[1.5], f[7], f[4], f[3], f[2001]}

f[#]& /@ values

{f[1], f[1.5], f[7], f[4], f[3], f[2001]}

g[x, #]& /@ values

{g[x, 1], g[x, 1.5], g[x, 7], g[x, 4], g[x, 3], g[x, 2001]}


Bob Hanlon

In a message dated 2001/1/22 3:36:34 AM, chindonco at iname.com writes:

>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]}
>


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