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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.
or BlankSequence[h]
can stand for any sequence of one or more expressions, all of which have head h.
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A function definition that works with any nonzero number of arguments:
A function definition that works with any nonzero number of real arguments:
A function definition for a symbol followed by any nonzero number of integer arguments:
A function definition that works with any nonzero number of arguments:
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