Jun 8, 2006 09:28
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distributed across the list
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calculator
talking about operations with lists of numbers
"Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Multiplication and division of a list by a single number is distributed across the list"
... what does it mean? I think that the single number should be multiplied by each number in the list, or...??
thanks!
"Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Multiplication and division of a list by a single number is distributed across the list"
... what does it mean? I think that the single number should be multiplied by each number in the list, or...??
thanks!
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Balasubramaniam L.
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Each member of the list is to be multiplied/added/etc.
Your understanding of the term is correct.
It means each element of the list is to be multiplied/divided/etc., by the single number.
Eg., a*(b+c+d) = a*b + a*c + a*d
This is the familiar distributive law of algebra. The same is meant in the list operation you have mentioned.
It means each element of the list is to be multiplied/divided/etc., by the single number.
Eg., a*(b+c+d) = a*b + a*c + a*d
This is the familiar distributive law of algebra. The same is meant in the list operation you have mentioned.
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