Re: List of multiple elements
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- Subject: [mg112048] Re: List of multiple elements
- From: Adriano Pascoletti <adriano.pascoletti at uniud.it>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:06:46 -0400 (EDT)
Something like this?
In[1]:= a = {1, 1, 2, 1, 2};
In[2]:= Tally[a]
Out[2]= {{1, 3}, {2, 2}}
In[3]:= Tally[a] /. {i_, n_ /; n > 1} :> Sequence @@ ConstantArray[i, n - 1]
Out[3]= {1, 1, 2}
Adriano Pascoletti
2010/8/26 Dr. Wolfgang Hintze <weh at snafu.de>
> Given the list
>
> a={1,1,2,1,2};
>
> we can reduce multiple instances of elements using
>
> b=Union[a]
> {1,2}
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> The question is now how to compute the list of multiple elements.
> In our example this would be m={1,1,2}.
>
> A possible solution is
>
> m[x_]:= Flatten[Take[#, {1, Length[#] - 1}] & /@ Select[Split[x],
> Length[#] > 1 &]]
>
> m[a]
> {1,1,2}
>
> I'm sure there is a much more elegant solution. Can you suggest one?
>
> Remark
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> m[a] can be viewed as a kind of difference: m[a] = a "MINUS" Union[a]
> Inverting gives the "SUM": a = m[a] "PLUS" Union[a] =
> Join[m[a],Union[a]]
>
> Regards,
> Wolfgang
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