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Re: Apply function to parts of a list

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  • Subject: [mg86275] Re: Apply function to parts of a list
  • From: Szabolcs Horvát <szhorvat at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:29:58 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: University of Bergen
  • References: <fqo8pn$svq$1@smc.vnet.net>

guerom00 wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Very often, I find myself having datas to plot of this form :
> 
> data={{x1,y1},{x2,y2},{x3,y3}...{xn,yn}}
> 
> So, very conventional : a list of abscissa and ordinate. Now, let's say I want to multiply by 2 all my ascissa. Right now, I write :
> 
> MapAt[2*#&,data,Table[{i,1},{i,1,Length[data]}]]
> 
> It's OK but I isn't there another way to achieve this as I find this rather "involved" for such a simple thing ?

I would do it like this:

{2 #1, #2}& @@@ data


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