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Re: Function definition

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• Subject: [mg18215] Re: Function definition
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 20:41:11 -0400
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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In Mathematica 4, for example:

   f[x_ /; x \[Element] Reals] := x^2

   f[1.2]
1.44

   f[2]

4

   f[2 + 3 I]
f[2 + 3 I]


Of course, one would probably enter the condition on x in the form Esc
elem Esc to produce an actual epsilon-like "element-of" symbol in
StandardInput form.

Jesus Perez Ortega wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> How can I restrict a variable to be Real in the function definition?
> Regards
> --
> Jesus Perez Ortega
> jesper at bqto.unexpo.edu.ve

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Murray Eisenberg                     murray at math.umass.edu
Mathematics & Statistics Dept.       phone 413 549-1020 (H)
Univ. of Massachusetts                     413 545-2859 (W)
Amherst, MA 01003-4515

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