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Re: Map[] and multiple args function

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  • Subject: [mg96241] Re: Map[] and multiple args function
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:49:36 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <gmp0ps$c0a$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi,

Total[Foo @@@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}}]

??

Regards
   Jens

sagrailo at gmail.com wrote:
> I know this has to be FAQ, but I'm just not able to find an answer
> anywhere, so - here it goes:  I have a multiple-arguments function,
> say something like:
>    Foo[x_, y_, z_] := x + 2*y + 3*z
> Now, I want to call this function number of times, over different sets
> of arguments, and then to sum results.  I thought about storing
> argument triplets into some kind of list, and then employing sequence
> of Map[] and Apply[] to get the job done.  After number of trials and
> errors, I came up with following piece of code doing the thing:
>   Plus @@ Foo /@ {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}} /. List -> Sequence
> but I even don't fully understand what's going here, and also I'm
> wondering is there a "better" way to accomplish this.  So - any
> suggestion?
> 
> Thanks.
> 


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