Take

Take[list, n] gives the first n elements of list.

Take[list, -n] gives the last n elements of list.

Take[list, {m, n}] gives elements m through n of list.

Take[list, {m, n, s}] gives elements m through n in steps of s.

Take[list, , , ... ] gives a nested list in which elements specified by are taken at level i in list.

Examples: Take[{a, b, c, d, e}, 3] .

Take[{a, b, c, d, e}, -2] .

Take[list, , ] effectively extracts a submatrix from list.

Example: Take[{{a, b, c}, {d, e, f}}, -1, 2] .

See also: ColumnTake, Drop, Part, Partition, Select.

Examples

Using InstantCalculators

Here are the InstantCalculators for the Take function. Enter the parameters for your calculation and click Calculate to see the result.

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Entering Commands Directly

You can paste a template for this command via the Text Input button on the Take Function Controller.

This takes the first three elements from the list.

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This takes the last two elements from the list.

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