map

map(function,arg0,arg1,...)

:: Applies a function to each member of a list or an array.

return

an object of the same type as arg0.

function

the name of a function

arg0

list, vector or matrix

arg1, ...

arbitrary (the rest of arguments)

• Returns an object of the same type as arg0. Each member of the returned object is the return value of a function call where the first argument is the member of arg0 corresponding to the member in the returned object and the rest of the argument are arg1, ....
• function is a function name itself without `"'.
• A program variable cannot be used as function.
• If arg0 is neither list nor array this function simply returns the value of function(arg0,arg1,...).

[82] def afo(X) { return X^3; }
[83] map(afo,[1,2,3]);
[1,8,27]

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