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