38 questions linked to/from Scan vs. Map vs. Apply
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### When to use @@@ vs. /@ [duplicate]

So much thanks to Szabolcs in improving sequence.. for complete explanation. I am so glad to read all explanation which fundamentally remove the problem. But in number 4 of its explanation pointed to <...
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### Misunderstanding the difference between Map Apply (@@@) and Map (/@) [duplicate]

Here's a minimal working example of a problem I'm having: ...
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### I keep writing functions like this one: subtract[{a_, b_}] := Subtract[a, b] [duplicate]

(Edited to provide an example) Recently I have found myself writing silly functions like the following, which is just a new arity of Subtract in which the arguments are inside a list. ...
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### Struggling to Apply “Differences” [duplicate]

It looks like the following code should work, and allow it spits out error messages saying I have too many arguments, the code spit out after the error message looks like exactly what I want to ...
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### Problem with Apply [duplicate]

I have am trying to obtain the average of the distance from the mean radius for each shot in a group of shots at a target. I am having problems with the very last line. The output of the last line ...
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### Simple question about compared Map (/@) against Apply first level (@@@) [duplicate]

Does the function Map (/@) is equivalent to Apply to first level (@@@) ? he way that I see this head functions are that both are equivalent. Please, comment if they have a fundamental difference.
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### Understand the notion of level with apply [duplicate]

There is something I don't understand with the notion of levels with apply. I take this example : Apply[f, {{a, b, c}, {d, e}}, {2}] Mathematica answers me : <...
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### Where can I find examples of good Mathematica programming practice?

I consider myself a pretty good Mathematica programmer, but I'm always looking out for ways to either improve my way of doing things in Mathematica, or to see if there's something nifty that I haven't ...
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### Alternatives to procedural loops and iterating over lists in Mathematica

While there are some cases where a For loop might be reasonable, it's a general mantra – one I subscribe to myself – that "if you are using a ...
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### Functions vs. patterns

Every time I define a new function, I wonder which construct I should use: true functions obtained by using Function, or rule-based syntax. For example, these are ...
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### Assign the results from a Solve to variable(s)

I understand Mathematica can't assign the results of a Solve to the unknowns because there may be more than 1 solution. How can I assign the 4 values of following result to variables? ...
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I have been working on picking expressions apart using Head and Part and encountered a little mystery. Consider the canonical ...
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### Iterate until condition is met

I want to find the first 5 prime numbers of the form $n^6 + 1091$. I have used this code: Timing[Select[Table[n^6 + 1091, {n, 10000}], PrimeQ, 5]] Which gives ...