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Chapter6
Chapter 6: User-Defined Functions, Macros and Rules
6.0 Functions, Macros and Rules
6.1 Functions vs. Macros
6.2 Macros
6.3 Introduction to Functions
6.4 Declaring the Type of Functions
6.5 One-Line Functions
6.6 Declared vs. Undeclared Functions
6.7 Functions vs. Operations
6.8 Delayed Assignments vs. Functions with No Arguments
6.9 How Axiom Determines What Function to Use
6.10 Compiling vs. Interpreting
6.11 Piece-Wise Function Definitions
6.11.1 A Basic Example
6.11.2 Picking Up the Pieces
6.11.3 Predicates
6.12 Caching Previously Computed Results
6.13 Recurrence Relations
6.14 Making Functions from Objects
6.15 Functions Defined with Blocks
6.16 Free and Local Variables
6.17 Anonymous Functions
6.17.1 Some Examples
6.17.2 Declaring Anonymous Functions
6.18 Example: A Database
6.19 Example: A Famous Triangle
6.20 Example: Testing for Palindromes
6.21 Rules and Pattern Matching