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SciMax Toolbox >> partition

partition

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

partition (expr, x)

Description

Returns a list of two expressions. They are (1) the factors of expr (if it is a product), the terms of expr (if it is a sum), or the list (if it is a list) which don't contain var and, (2) the factors, terms, or list which do.

(%i1) partition (2*a*x*f(x), x);
(%o1)                     [2 a, x f(x)]
(%i2) partition (a+b, x);
(%o2)                      [b + a, 0]
(%i3) partition ([a, b, f(a), c], a);
(%o3)                  [[b, c], [a, f(a)]]
partfrac SciMax Toolbox partition_set