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Re: Help with Delete cases

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg116256] Re: Help with Delete cases
• From: Chris Degnen <degnen at cwgsy.net>
• Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 05:08:09 -0500 (EST)
• References: <iiojml$gip$1@smc.vnet.net>

On Feb 7, 11:05 am, KenR <ramsey2... at msn.com> wrote:
> I have a list= Range[3003]  I want to delete cases of n = m(m+1) mod P
> from the list, but Delete cases only deletes cases matching a pattern,
> i.e.
>
> list = DeleteCases[list,Mod[N - m(m+1)/2,P] = 0] will definitely not
> work.  I want to keep list, as the same identifier, throughout since
> this is within a looping process. Any suggestions?


You can use something of this form:

DeleteCases[Range[10], _?((# + 1)/2 == 4 &)]

or use Select:

Select[Range[10], (# + 1)/2 != 4 &]