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member

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

member (expr_1, expr_2)

Description

Returns true if is(expr_1 = a) for some element a in args(expr_2), otherwise returns false.

expr_2 is typically a list, in which case args(expr_2) = expr_2 and is(expr_1 = a) for some element a in expr_2 is the test.

member does not inspect parts of the arguments of expr_2, so it may return false even if expr_1 is a part of some argument of expr_2.

See also .

Examples:

(%i1) member (8, [8, 8.0, 8b0]);
(%o1)                         true
(%i2) member (8, [8.0, 8b0]);
(%o2)                         false
(%i3) member (b, [a, b, c]);
(%o3)                         true
(%i4) member (b, [[a, b], [b, c]]);
(%o4)                         false
(%i5) member ([b, c], [[a, b], [b, c]]);
(%o5)                         true
(%i6) F (1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8);
                               1  1  1
(%o6)                     F(1, -, -, -)
                               2  4  8
(%i7) member (1/8, %);
(%o7)                         true
(%i8) member ("ab", ["aa", "ab", sin(1), a + b]);
(%o8)                         true
median_deviation SciMax Toolbox method