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SciMax Toolbox >> union

union

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

union (a_1, ..., a_n)

Description

Returns the union of the sets a_1 through a_n.

union() (with no arguments) returns the empty set.

union complains if any argument is not a literal set.

Examples:

(%i1) S_1 : {a, b, c + d, %e};
(%o1)                   {%e, a, b, d + c}
(%i2) S_2 : {%pi, %i, %e, c + d};
(%o2)                 {%e, %i, %pi, d + c}
(%i3) S_3 : {17, 29, 1729, %pi, %i};
(%o3)                {17, 29, 1729, %i, %pi}
(%i4) union ();
(%o4)                          {}
(%i5) union (S_1);
(%o5)                   {%e, a, b, d + c}
(%i6) union (S_1, S_2);
(%o6)              {%e, %i, %pi, a, b, d + c}
(%i7) union (S_1, S_2, S_3);
(%o7)       {17, 29, 1729, %e, %i, %pi, a, b, d + c}
(%i8) union ({}, S_1, S_2, S_3);
(%o8)       {17, 29, 1729, %e, %i, %pi, a, b, d + c}
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