Application Guide

shift()
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The result is displayed according to the
Base mode. Leading zeros are not shown.
shift(List1[,#ofShifts]) ⇒ list
Returns a copy of List1 shifted right or left
by #ofShifts elements. Does not alter List1.
If #ofShifts is positive, the shift is to the
left. If #ofShifts is negative, the shift is to
the right. The default is −1 (shift right one
element).
Elements introduced at the beginning or
end of list by the shift are set to the symbol
“undef”.
In Dec base mode:
shift(String1[,#ofShifts]) ⇒ string
Returns a copy of String1 shifted right or
left by #ofShifts characters. Does not alter
String1.
If #ofShifts is positive, the shift is to the
left. If #ofShifts is negative, the shift is to
the right. The default is −1 (shift right one
character).
Characters introduced at the beginning or
end of string by the shift are set to a space.
sign()
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sign(Expr1) ⇒ expression
sign(List1) ⇒ list
sign(Matrix1) ⇒ matrix
For real and complex Expr1, returns
Expr1/abs(Expr1) when Expr1≠ 0.
Returns 1 if Expr1 is positive. Returns −1 if
Expr1is negative.
sign(0) represents the unit circle in the
complex domain.
For a list or matrix, returns the signs of all
the elements.
If complex format mode is Real:
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