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Re: setting discrete values for a function -- newbie

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  • Subject: [mg97632] Re: setting discrete values for a function -- newbie
  • From: "Sjoerd C. de Vries" <sjoerd.c.devries at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:01:23 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <gpld42$qj5$1@smc.vnet.net>

Scan[(f[#] = 0) &, {a, b, c}]

Cheers -- Sjoerd

On Mar 16, 1:28 pm, "Karsten W." <Karsten.G.Wein... at googlemail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> my task is to set some function values f[[a], f[b], ... to zero. Is
> there a nicer way to do this than this one:
>
> Clear[f];
> args = Partition[{a,b,c}, 1];
> Apply[(f[#] = 0 )&, args, {1}];
>
> Especially, can I avoid calling Partition?
>
> Best wishes,
> Karsten.



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