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Re: Partition

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  • Subject: [mg71675] Re: Partition
  • From: "C.S.M. Roddie" <croddie at princeton.edu>
  • Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:49:03 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <ek975q$fjq$1@smc.vnet.net>

s[{a_, b_, c_, d_, e_}] := {a, {b, c, d, e}}
list2 = Flatten[Map[s, Partition[list, 5]], 1]

KFUPM wrote:

> Dear All
>
> I have a very large list of numbers that look like this: ( although the
> size is different)
>
> list={a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o}
>
> And i need to rewrite the list into
>
> list2={a,{b,c,d,e},f,{g,h,i,j,},k,{l,m,n,o}}
>
> Since my list is too big, i need Mathematica to do it for me regardless
> of the site of the list.
>
> I would appreciate it if you can help me in this regard,
> 
> Thanks
> 
> KFUPM


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