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Fold

Usage

• Fold[f, x, list] gives the last element of FoldList[f, x, list].


Notes

• Example: Fold[f, x, a, b, c ]LongRightArrow .
• You can use Throw to exit from Fold before it is finished.
• See notes for FoldList.
• See Section 2.2.2.
• See also: Nest.
• New in Version 2; modified in 3.
Further Examples


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