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Find the position of a string element, knowing only part of the string
I have a list, e.g.:
list = {1, 2, 3, "Element 1", 4, 5, "Element 2", "Something else 1", "etcetera"}
Now, I want all elements starting with ...
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How to rewrite this function to be faster: Find sub-matrixes of boolean board which imply a given boolean pattern
I have Boolean matrix A (called "board") and Boolean matrix B with smaller dimensions (called "pattern"). I am trying to find sub-matrixes C of A such that C has same dimensions as B, and ...
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Finding strings in Web Code [duplicate]
I haven't found an answer that solves my problem, although I think it's actually a simple one. It seems hard to me because I don't have a lot of experience with string patterns.
I have a Web Code ...
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How can I get Google search results with Mathematica?
I am trying to write a function that, starting from a string, returns the Google search hits on that string (the format and other stuff, I still have to decide).
I have looked around and have found ...
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Strategies for solving problems involving searches
As an example of a search-oriented problem, consider finding all constrained $n$-colorings of a graph. An "$n$-coloring" associates one of $n \ge 1$ colors to each vertex in such a way that no edge ...
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Documentation searches hang frequently: Anyone else dealing with this?
I've been struggling with a number of hangs, dynamic timeouts, and outright crashes when using the search/documentation center in version 9. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling and clearing ...
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Determine whether some expression contains a given symbol
Given a symbol t and an expression expr, how can I determine whether or not the symbol t ...
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Searching Notebooks for String Patterns using Workbench v2
The Workbench webpage describing new features in version 2 lists the ability to "Search notebook documents with the Mathematica pattern search utility" under the heading Mathematica Front End ...
