Partition _ ZZ -- get element

Synopsis

• Operator: _

• Usage:

  p_i

• Inputs:
  • p, an instance of the type Partition
  • i, an integer
• Outputs:
  • an integer, the i-th element of the partition p

Description

i1 : partitions 3

o1 = {Partition{3}, Partition{2, 1}, Partition{1, 1, 1}}

o1 : List

i2 : p = new Partition from {2,1}

o2 = Partition{2, 1}

o2 : Partition

i3 : p_0

o3 = 2

i4 : w = toList p

o4 = {2, 1}

o4 : List

See also

• lists and sequences -- a detailed overview of lists and sequences in Macaulay2
• partitions -- list the partitions of an integer
• toList -- create a list