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Rule (->, →)

lhs->rhs or lhsrhs
represents a rule that transforms lhs to rhs.
  • The character -> can be entered as Esc -> Esc or \[Rule].
  • lhs->rhs evaluates rhs immediately.
  • You can apply rules using Replace.
  • The assignment lhs=rhs specifies that the rule lhs->rhs should be used whenever it applies.
  • Symbols that occur as pattern names in lhs are treated as local to the rule. This is true when the symbols appear on the right-hand side of /; conditions in lhs, and when the symbols appear anywhere in rhs, even inside other scoping constructs.
  • Rule constructs can be nested in any way. Rule is treated as a scoping construct, so that inner variables are renamed if necessary.
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