Re: Use pattern to find minimum without using min
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- Subject: [mg71842] Re: Use pattern to find minimum without using min
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 06:21:40 -0500 (EST)
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Hi,
your logic is wrong.
Here are two possibilities:
{9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //. {{a___,
b_, c_, d___} :> {a, b, d} /; (b < c), {a___, b_, c_, d___} :> {
a, c, d} /; (b > c)}
or
{9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //. {a___, b_, c_, d___} :>
If[b < c, {a, b, d}, {a, c, d}]
by the way, why do you despise "Min?"
Daniel
wooks wrote:
> Tried
>
> {9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //. {a___, b_, c___, d_, e___} :> b /; (b < d)
>
> and
>
> {9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 7} //. {x_,y_,z___} :> {x,z} /; (x<y)
>
> without much success.
>