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Minus

-x
is the arithmetic negation of x.
  • -x is converted to Times[-1, x] on input.
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Basic Examples   (4)
Minus automatically distributes over groupings:
Minus threads element-wise over lists:
Explicit FullForm:
Pattern match both x and -x:
Minus automatically distributes over groupings:
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Out[1]=
 
Minus threads element-wise over lists:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]=
 
Explicit FullForm:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]=
In[2]:=
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Out[2]//FullForm=
 
Pattern match both x and -x:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[1]=
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