Re: pure functions vs. functions
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- Subject: [mg57451] Re: [mg57415] pure functions vs. functions
- From: DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 05:39:20 -0400 (EDT)
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Neither of those is a pure function. This one is:
f = Sin[#]&
Bobby
On Fri, 27 May 2005 04:56:53 -0400 (EDT), Marcin Rak <umrakmm at cc.umanitoba.ca> wrote:
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> Hey everyone, I had a beginner question: what exactly is the difference
> between a pure function and just a function?
> ie. the difference between declaring functions using
> f[arg1_,...,argn_] := "some expression making use of the arguments"
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> and explicilty calling Function[{arg1_,...,argn_}, "same expression
> making use of the arguments"]
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> They have different heads!!
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> Thanks
> MR
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- pure functions vs. functions