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LeftArrow
\[LeftArrow]
  • Alias: <-.
  • Infix arrow operator.
  • x


    y is by default interpreted as LeftArrow[x,y].
  • Sometimes used in computer science to indicate assignment: x gets value y.
  • Extensible character.
  • See The Mathematica Book: Section 3.10.4.
  • See also: \[LongLeftArrow], \[ShortLeftArrow], \[DoubleLeftArrow], \[LeftTeeArrow], \[LeftArrowBar], \[LowerLeftArrow], \[LeftVector], \[LeftTriangle], \[RightArrow].


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