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Series vs Asymptotic in 12.1
The functionality of Series and Asymptotic (new in V12.1) is very similar. In fact, they are both listed in the Asymptotics ...
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What is the point of StringForm?
I never really understood the point of StringForm returning a StringForm rather than a String...
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Unexpected behaviour when pattern matching with Longest
I came across some unexpected behaviour today when using the Longest function when trying to do some pattern matching.
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Why some built-in functions are slow
I just wonder why some built-in functions are slower compared to some other ways using more than one built-in functions for doing same job.
consider this example:
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Product of elements of a list
Sum is for functions; Total is for a list. Product is for a function; what is the command ...
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