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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.
> 


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