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diff --git a/miralib/manual/13/1 b/miralib/manual/13/1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5e9198 --- /dev/null +++ b/miralib/manual/13/1 @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +_D_o_t_d_o_t_ _n_o_t_a_t_i_o_n + +The following abbreviations are provided for denoting lists, of type +[num], whose members form a finite or infinite arithmetic series. Let +`a', `b', `c' stand for arbitrary numeric expressions. + + [a..b] list of numbers from a to b inclusive, interval = 1 + [a..] infinite list starting at a and increasing by 1 + [a,b..c] arithmetic series, first member a, second member b, + last member not greater than c (if b-a non-negative) + or not less than c (if b-a negative). + [a,b..] infinite series starting at a, interval = (b-a) + +So the notation [1..10] has as value the list [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]. +Here are some more examples + + nats = [0..] + evens = [0,2..] + odds_less_than_100 = [1,3..99] + neg_odds = [-1,-3..] + tenths = [1.0,1.1 .. 2.0] + |