Linked Questions

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Plot columns of table if some condition is fulfilled

I have a table with data, for example MT = {{1, 80.3, 1, 4, 68}, {2, 80.5, 1, 5.5, 102}, {3, 80.0, 0, 4.2, 78}, {4, 80.4, 0, 3, 17}, {5, 80.2, 1, 5, 180}}; ...
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Why doesn't PatternTest work with Composition?

While playing around with the solutions to this question, I've found some very strange behaviour: ...
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Displaying a series obtained by evaluating a Taylor series

Description of problem I would like to use Mathematica to display the series obtained by substituting a value for $x$ in a Taylor series expansion. The terms of the series will be rational numbers, ...
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How can I use nested conditionals inside my functions?

I'm a big fan of using conditionals inside my functions to deal with cases, that is, to pattern match in stages and possibly leave a function unevaluated. ...
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Position function not always returning an answer even with no apparent problems

I'm having some problems with Position. Sometimes it will give an empty list instead of the actual position of the element I am looking for when that element is ...
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How to restrict the domain of a function

I realize this question has been asked many times, but I am fairly new at Mathematica and the other answers are very complex, and certainly too complicated for this simple code I am trying to write. ...
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Simplifying expression with patterns (Replace)

Q1: I need to simplify some algebraic expression, according to particular pattern, namely: \begin{equation*} x^m = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 1 & \text{if } m \text{ is even} \\ x & \text{if }...
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Why the pattern match don't work as expected

When I try to figure out this problem,I write such code: ...
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Function with condition

I am starting my adventure with Mathematica. I would like to know if is there possibility to create function described by formula for example f(x):=1+2^n where 2^n < x. I have problem with this ...
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Evaluating function only when its optional argument is numeric

I want to have the argument 'a' for myf2 in form of optional argument, but at the same time I need to evaluate the function only if 'a' is Numeric, see also my previous question. ...
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Pattern test for variables during function definition

I am having a problem with pattern testing on variables during function definition ...
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Why does pattern test work only with pure functions?

Why is it that pattern test works only with pure functions? Cases[Range[0, 70], _?(Divisible[#, 7] &)] Cases[Range[0, 70], x_?(Divisible[x, 7])] I ...
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IntegerQ returning False despite setting Assumptions

Why does the following not return True? Assuming[z ∈ Integers, IntegerQ[z]] False I tried this on a fresh session of ...
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Use of StringExpression as argument

Is it possible to use a StringExpression as a pattern for an argument? I.E. something like foo[chars__~~ WordCharacter.. ~~ num:NumberString] := {chars, num}; At ...
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Convert boolean test function to pattern?

What is a "reverse" to MatchQ? MatchQ converts pattern into boolean function. So how to convert back? Suppose I want to use ...

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