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Pattern Sequences

In some cases you may need to specify pattern sequences that are more intricate than things like or x..; for such situations you can use PatternSequence.
PatternSequence[p1,p2,...]a sequence of arguments matching

Pattern sequences.

This defines a function with two or more arguments, grouping the first two.
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Evaluate the function for different numbers of arguments.
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This picks out the longest run of the sequence in the list.
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The empty sequence, PatternSequence, is sometimes useful to specify an optional argument.
This picks out expressions with exactly one or two arguments.
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