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Re: A variable defaulting to a previous variable?

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  • Subject: [mg121971] Re: A variable defaulting to a previous variable?
  • From: Simon <simonjtyler at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 04:50:29 -0400 (EDT)
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Maybe the easiest way would be to define 

f[x_, y_] := x + y
f[x_] := 2 x

Or maybe something like

Module[{yy}, f[x_, y_: yy] := x + y /. yy -> x]



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