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BlankSequence
  • __ (two _ characters) or BlankSequence[ ] is a pattern object that can stand for any sequence of one or more Mathematica expressions.
  • __ h or BlankSequence[ h ] can stand for any sequence of one or more expressions, all of which have head h.
  • See notes for BlankNullSequence.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.3.8.

    Further Examples

    BlankSequence differs from BlankNullSequence in that it must have at least one expression to match. g[a,b,c] matches the definition for g but there is no match for g[a].

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