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HoldRest
  • HoldRest is an attribute which specifies that all but the first argument to a function are to be maintained in an unevaluated form.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.5.3, Section 2.5.5.

    Further Examples

    This makes the function s have the attribute that all arguments but the first are held.

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    Out[2]=

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