Reducing a function to one argument
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- Subject: [mg36155] Reducing a function to one argument
- From: Bob Harris <nitlion at mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:34:46 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Howdy,
I'm trying to figure out the correct syntax to do the following. I have
some function with three arguments, and I want to syntactically describe the
single-argument function that holds two of those arguments constant (i.e.
without creating that single-argument function).
More specifically, I have defined
Machine[radix_,multiplier_,state_] := Module [{c,s},
c = Floor[state/base]; s = Mod[state,base];
multiplier*s + c
]
where I have a generalize 'machine', defined by the radix and multiplier,
which converts one state into another state. So I'd like to be able to do
something like this:
NestList[Machine[10,7,#], 3, 22]
to get the series of states that the radix-10 multiplier-7 machine runs
through (starting with state 3). However, this syntax doesn't seem to do
what I want.
I hope that description makes sense. It seems like there must be a syntax
to describe the function Machine[10,7,#].
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Bob H