Re: Threading over matrices
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- Subject: [mg90748] Re: [mg90741] Threading over matrices
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:55:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net
Use MapThread
MapThread[#1 > #2 &, {x, y}, 2]
MapThread[If[#1 > #2, 1/#1, #1 - #2] &, {x, y}, 2]
MapThread[Piecewise[
{{1, #1 == a}, {#1^2, #1 > a}}, #1* #2^2] &,
{x, y}, 2]
Bob Hanlon
---- <"Robert <"@frank-exchange-of-views.oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
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How can I get evaluations to thread over matrices with
conditional functions?
Here's examples that show the behaviour that's really
frustrating me.
Create a couple of matrices:
x = Table[Random[],{3},{4}];
y = Table[Random[],{3},{4}];
a=0.5;
(These are example values I would like the following
to apply to lists of any dimension.)
When you add them they create a result with the same
dimensions where each element corresponds to the
input elements
x + a y
And some functions do similar
Cos[x] + Sin[a y]
But some don't, e.g.
x > y
x > a
I would have liked those to produce a matrix of corresponding
True and False results, and then something like:
If[x > y, 1/x, x - y]
Piecewise[{{1,x==a},{x^2,x>a}},x y^2]
to produce a matrix of results corresponding to each element.
They don't - I haven't managed to find out why they don't or
more usefully how to do what I would like them to do.
I have searched Help on all the likely commands (I think: Map,
Thread, Apply, Distribute, ...) and this archive, where there
are similar enquiries but none that match. Perhaps I'm looking
in the wrong place - I expect there's someone who can help.
Robert