Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list
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- Subject: [mg26785] Re: [?] apply a function to members of a list
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 04:18:30 -0500 (EST)
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f /@ {1, 1.5, 7, 4, 3, 2001}
{f[1], f[1.5], f[7], f[4], f[3], f[2001]}
This input is short for
Map[f, {1, 1.5, 7, 4, 3, 2001}]
You will find a lot more manipulation possibilite by looking in the
HelpBrowser under Map, MapAt, Apply ....
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"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
>
>
>