Re: Q: Extract Elements from a List?
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- Subject: [mg28976] Re: [mg28968] Q: Extract Elements from a List?
- From: maarten.vanderburgt at icos.be
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 04:06:53 -0400 (EDT)
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Robert,
Something like this?
In[1]:= list = Range[15, 1, -1]
Out[1]= {15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1}
In[2]:= start = 5;
step = 2;
In[3]:= Take[list, {start, Length[list], step}]
Out[3]= {11, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1}
Maarten van der Burgt
Robert Schuerhuber <robert.schuerhuber at gmx.at> on 23-05-2001 07:54:33 AM
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Subject: [mg28976] [mg28968] Q: Extract Elements from a List?
hi!
probably a very easy question, but i couldn't find an answer in the
mathematica-book:
i need to extract elements from a list, starting th element number x and
than taking every yth element, eg:
with
list={a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}
start=3;
step=2:
i'd like to get the list
{c,e,g,i}.
how can i do this in the easiest way?
regards, robert