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om/
om/
(arithmetic module) -- returns the quotient of two numbers or lists
Syntax
om/ self num
Inputs
| name | data type(s) | comments |
|---|---|---|
| self | a number or tree | |
| num | a number or tree |
Output
| output | data type(s) | comments |
|---|---|---|
| first | a number or tree | returns the quotient of the two inputs |
Description
This function divides one number or tree by another. The two arguments do not have to be of the same type; when dividing a tree by a single number, each of the elements of the tree is divided by the single number. For example, dividing (3 1.5) by 3 will yield (1 .5). When dividing one tree by another, elements with the same ordinal position are divided by each other. For example, dividing (10 5) by (10 2) will yield (1 2.5). If the two trees are not of the same length, the extra elements of the longer list are truncated. For example, dividing (12 2 3) by (2 2 6 1 4) will yield (6 1 .5). These rules apply within nestings as well. For example, dividing (8 6) by (4 (2 3)) will yield (2 (3 2)), since the element 6 in the first list is paired with element (2 3) in the second.
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The name of the om/ function uses the slash to represent division, as is traditional in programming languages.
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