PRODUCTS
Products Overview
Mathematica
Mathematica for Students
Mathematica Home Edition
Wolfram
CDF Player
(free download)
Computable Document Format (CDF)
web
Mathematica
grid
Mathematica
Wolfram
Workbench
Mathematica
Add-Ons
Wolfram|Alpha Products
SOLUTIONS
Solutions Overview
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering & Defense
Chemical Engineering
Control Systems
Electrical Engineering
Image Processing
Industrial Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Operations Research
Optics
Petroleum Engineering
Biotechnology & Medicine
Bioinformatics
Medical Imaging
Finance, Statistics & Business Analysis
Actuarial Sciences
Data Analysis & Mining
Econometrics
Economics
Financial Engineering & Mathematics
Financial Risk Management
Statistics
Software Engineering & Content Delivery
Authoring & Publishing
Interface Development
Software Engineering
Web Development
Science
Astronomy
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Environmental Sciences
Geosciences
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Design, Arts & Entertainment
Game Design, Special Effects & Generative Art
Education
STEM Education Initiative
Higher Education
Community & Technical College Education
Primary & Secondary Education
Students
Technology
Computable Document Format (CDF)
High-Performance & Parallel Computing (HPC)
See Also: Technology Guide
PURCHASE
Online Store
Other Ways to Buy
Volume & Site Licensing
Contact Sales
Software
Service
Upgrades
Training
Books
SUPPORT
Support Overview
Knowledge Base
Learning Center
Community & Forums
Training & Free Seminars
Does My Site Have a License?
Wolfram User Portal
COMPANY
About Wolfram Research
News & Events
Wolfram Blog
Partnerships
Employment Opportunities
History of
Mathematica
Stephen Wolfram's Home Page
Contact Us
OUR SITES
All Sites
Wolfram|Alpha
Demonstrations Project
MathWorld
Integrator
Wolfram Functions Site
Mathematica Journal
Wolfram Media
Wolfram
Tones
Wolfram Science
Stephen Wolfram
DOCUMENTATION CENTER SEARCH
New to
Mathematica
?
Find your learning path
»
Mathematica
>
Core Language
>
Expressions
>
Parts of Expressions
>
Most
>
BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Getting Pieces of Lists
Tutorials »
|
Rest
Drop
Last
Part
Take
See Also »
|
Elements of Lists
Parts of Expressions
More About »
Most
Most
[
expr
]
gives
expr
with the last element removed.
MORE INFORMATION
Most
[
expr
]
is equivalent to
Drop
.
EXAMPLES
CLOSE ALL
Basic Examples
(1)
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Generalizations & Extensions
(2)
The head need not be
List
:
Most
works on
SparseArray
objects:
Applications
(1)
Nest the operation of finding most of a list:
Properties & Relations
(1)
Most
[
expr
]
is equivalent to
Drop
.
Possible Issues
(2)
The expression is evaluated before
Most
is applied:
Most
always operates on the
FullForm
of expressions:
SEE ALSO
Rest
Drop
Last
Part
Take
TUTORIALS
Getting Pieces of Lists
MORE ABOUT
Elements of Lists
Parts of Expressions
New in 5
EXAMPLES
Basic Examples 
Generalizations & Extensions 
