Re: Use pattern to find minimum without using min
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- Subject: [mg71845] Re: [mg71808] Use pattern to find minimum without using min
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 06:21:43 -0500 (EST)
- Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net
{9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //.
{{a___, b_, c___, d_, e___} :> {a,b,c,e} /; (b < d),
{a___, d_, c___, b_, e___} :> {a,b,c,e} /; (b < d)}
{3}
{9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7}//Sort//First
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Bob Hanlon
---- wooks <wookiz at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Tried
>
> {9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //. {a___, b_, c___, d_, e___} :> b /; (b < d)
>
> and
>
> {9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //. {x_,y_,z___} :> {x,z} /; (x<y)
>
> without much success.
>