Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list
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- Subject: [mg26796] Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list
- From: "Borut L" <justmyname at email.si>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 04:18:37 -0500 (EST)
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Hi,
Notice that Sin[alist] returns desired.
That is because Sin is being Listable. Try ??Sin
Add attribute Listability to user-defined function.
SetAttribute[f,Listable]
Way 2:
{f[1], f[1.5], f[7], f[4], f[3], f[2001]}
is read as "f is being mapped down the list"
So try Map[f,alist] or f/@alist
Read Wolfram's introduction to Mathematica, where this and more are treated
nicely.
bye,
Borut
9donco <chindonco at iname.com> wrote in message
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> 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]}
>
> Please help !
> thank you in advance
> 9DonCo
>
>
>