Sort with assumptions
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I have a list which looks like this
list = {0, Subscript[x,7], -Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9]};
and all the $x_i$'s are positive semidefinite (i.e. nonnegative) real numbers. I would like to be able to sort this into
sortedlist = {-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9], 0, Subscript[x,7]}
How do I achieve this? I tried
Assuming[Subscript[x,3] > 0 && Subscript[x,7] > 0 && Subscript[x,9] > 0, Sort[list]]
But this obviously does not work. In general, I'd like to be able to impose more constraints on the $x_i's$ when they're being sorted.
list-manipulation symbolic array sorting
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I have a list which looks like this
list = {0, Subscript[x,7], -Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9]};
and all the $x_i$'s are positive semidefinite (i.e. nonnegative) real numbers. I would like to be able to sort this into
sortedlist = {-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9], 0, Subscript[x,7]}
How do I achieve this? I tried
Assuming[Subscript[x,3] > 0 && Subscript[x,7] > 0 && Subscript[x,9] > 0, Sort[list]]
But this obviously does not work. In general, I'd like to be able to impose more constraints on the $x_i's$ when they're being sorted.
list-manipulation symbolic array sorting
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An interesting idea, but a symbolic list where you have an ordering for all the elements is rare
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– mikado
yesterday
add a comment |
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I have a list which looks like this
list = {0, Subscript[x,7], -Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9]};
and all the $x_i$'s are positive semidefinite (i.e. nonnegative) real numbers. I would like to be able to sort this into
sortedlist = {-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9], 0, Subscript[x,7]}
How do I achieve this? I tried
Assuming[Subscript[x,3] > 0 && Subscript[x,7] > 0 && Subscript[x,9] > 0, Sort[list]]
But this obviously does not work. In general, I'd like to be able to impose more constraints on the $x_i's$ when they're being sorted.
list-manipulation symbolic array sorting
$endgroup$
I have a list which looks like this
list = {0, Subscript[x,7], -Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9]};
and all the $x_i$'s are positive semidefinite (i.e. nonnegative) real numbers. I would like to be able to sort this into
sortedlist = {-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9], -Subscript[x,9], 0, Subscript[x,7]}
How do I achieve this? I tried
Assuming[Subscript[x,3] > 0 && Subscript[x,7] > 0 && Subscript[x,9] > 0, Sort[list]]
But this obviously does not work. In general, I'd like to be able to impose more constraints on the $x_i's$ when they're being sorted.
list-manipulation symbolic array sorting
list-manipulation symbolic array sorting
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leastactionleastaction
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An interesting idea, but a symbolic list where you have an ordering for all the elements is rare
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– mikado
yesterday
add a comment |
1
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An interesting idea, but a symbolic list where you have an ordering for all the elements is rare
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– mikado
yesterday
1
1
$begingroup$
An interesting idea, but a symbolic list where you have an ordering for all the elements is rare
$endgroup$
– mikado
yesterday
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An interesting idea, but a symbolic list where you have an ordering for all the elements is rare
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– mikado
yesterday
add a comment |
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Here is a possibility:
sortWithAssumptions[list_, assum_] := Module[{order},
order[a_, b_] := Simplify[a < b, assum];
Sort[list, order]
]
For your example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7right}$
Another example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9], Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0&&Subscript[x,7]<Subscript[x,9]
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7,x_9right}$
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Thank you, Carl!
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– leastaction
yesterday
add a comment |
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How about:
list[[Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]]]
{-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]}
So basically we sort it the way it would be sorted with all subscripts == 1.
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Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
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– leastaction
yesterday
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@leastaction just take a look atlist /. _Subscript -> 1
and atOrdering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.
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– Kuba♦
yesterday
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I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
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– leastaction
yesterday
1
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@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
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– Kuba♦
yesterday
add a comment |
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Sort[list, TrueQ@Simplify[#1 < #2, _Subscript > 0] &]
(* Out: {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
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add a comment |
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In this case, we can use RankedMin
and FullSimplify
to get the answer you seek
Assuming[
Subscript[x, 3] > 0 && Subscript[x, 7] > 0 && Subscript[x, 9] > 0,
FullSimplify[Table[RankedMin[list, i], {i, 1, Length[list]}]]]
(* {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
This has the advantage of not returning a (potentially) wrong answer if the sort order is uncertain.
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$begingroup$
Here is a possibility:
sortWithAssumptions[list_, assum_] := Module[{order},
order[a_, b_] := Simplify[a < b, assum];
Sort[list, order]
]
For your example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7right}$
Another example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9], Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0&&Subscript[x,7]<Subscript[x,9]
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7,x_9right}$
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thank you, Carl!
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– leastaction
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Here is a possibility:
sortWithAssumptions[list_, assum_] := Module[{order},
order[a_, b_] := Simplify[a < b, assum];
Sort[list, order]
]
For your example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7right}$
Another example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9], Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0&&Subscript[x,7]<Subscript[x,9]
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7,x_9right}$
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thank you, Carl!
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Here is a possibility:
sortWithAssumptions[list_, assum_] := Module[{order},
order[a_, b_] := Simplify[a < b, assum];
Sort[list, order]
]
For your example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7right}$
Another example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9], Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0&&Subscript[x,7]<Subscript[x,9]
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7,x_9right}$
$endgroup$
Here is a possibility:
sortWithAssumptions[list_, assum_] := Module[{order},
order[a_, b_] := Simplify[a < b, assum];
Sort[list, order]
]
For your example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7right}$
Another example:
sortWithAssumptions[
{0,Subscript[x,7],-Subscript[x,3]-Subscript[x,9],-Subscript[x,9], Subscript[x,9]},
Subscript[x,3]>0&&Subscript[x,7]>0&&Subscript[x,9]>0&&Subscript[x,7]<Subscript[x,9]
] //TeXForm
$left{-x_3-x_9,-x_9,0,x_7,x_9right}$
answered yesterday
Carl WollCarl Woll
70.9k394185
70.9k394185
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Thank you, Carl!
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– leastaction
yesterday
add a comment |
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Thank you, Carl!
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– leastaction
yesterday
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Thank you, Carl!
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– leastaction
yesterday
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Thank you, Carl!
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
How about:
list[[Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]]]
{-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]}
So basically we sort it the way it would be sorted with all subscripts == 1.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction just take a look atlist /. _Subscript -> 1
and atOrdering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
1
$begingroup$
@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
How about:
list[[Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]]]
{-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]}
So basically we sort it the way it would be sorted with all subscripts == 1.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction just take a look atlist /. _Subscript -> 1
and atOrdering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
1
$begingroup$
@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
How about:
list[[Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]]]
{-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]}
So basically we sort it the way it would be sorted with all subscripts == 1.
$endgroup$
How about:
list[[Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]]]
{-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]}
So basically we sort it the way it would be sorted with all subscripts == 1.
answered yesterday
Kuba♦Kuba
107k12210530
107k12210530
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Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction just take a look atlist /. _Subscript -> 1
and atOrdering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
1
$begingroup$
@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction just take a look atlist /. _Subscript -> 1
and atOrdering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
1
$begingroup$
@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
Thanks! Seems to work like a charm, but can you shed some light on why?
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction just take a look at
list /. _Subscript -> 1
and at Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction just take a look at
list /. _Subscript -> 1
and at Ordering[list /. _Subscript -> 1]
.$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
$begingroup$
I see, so you basically assigned the value $x_i = 1$ to each $x_i$. It works in this case, but generically, $x_i$'s may be different.
$endgroup$
– leastaction
yesterday
1
1
$begingroup$
@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
$begingroup$
@leastaction sure, which means there isn't only one correct answer and every valid within constraints is correct.
$endgroup$
– Kuba♦
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Sort[list, TrueQ@Simplify[#1 < #2, _Subscript > 0] &]
(* Out: {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Sort[list, TrueQ@Simplify[#1 < #2, _Subscript > 0] &]
(* Out: {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Sort[list, TrueQ@Simplify[#1 < #2, _Subscript > 0] &]
(* Out: {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
$endgroup$
Sort[list, TrueQ@Simplify[#1 < #2, _Subscript > 0] &]
(* Out: {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
answered yesterday
MarcoBMarcoB
37.7k556113
37.7k556113
add a comment |
add a comment |
$begingroup$
In this case, we can use RankedMin
and FullSimplify
to get the answer you seek
Assuming[
Subscript[x, 3] > 0 && Subscript[x, 7] > 0 && Subscript[x, 9] > 0,
FullSimplify[Table[RankedMin[list, i], {i, 1, Length[list]}]]]
(* {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
This has the advantage of not returning a (potentially) wrong answer if the sort order is uncertain.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
In this case, we can use RankedMin
and FullSimplify
to get the answer you seek
Assuming[
Subscript[x, 3] > 0 && Subscript[x, 7] > 0 && Subscript[x, 9] > 0,
FullSimplify[Table[RankedMin[list, i], {i, 1, Length[list]}]]]
(* {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
This has the advantage of not returning a (potentially) wrong answer if the sort order is uncertain.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
In this case, we can use RankedMin
and FullSimplify
to get the answer you seek
Assuming[
Subscript[x, 3] > 0 && Subscript[x, 7] > 0 && Subscript[x, 9] > 0,
FullSimplify[Table[RankedMin[list, i], {i, 1, Length[list]}]]]
(* {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
This has the advantage of not returning a (potentially) wrong answer if the sort order is uncertain.
$endgroup$
In this case, we can use RankedMin
and FullSimplify
to get the answer you seek
Assuming[
Subscript[x, 3] > 0 && Subscript[x, 7] > 0 && Subscript[x, 9] > 0,
FullSimplify[Table[RankedMin[list, i], {i, 1, Length[list]}]]]
(* {-Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 9], -Subscript[x, 9], 0, Subscript[x, 7]} *)
This has the advantage of not returning a (potentially) wrong answer if the sort order is uncertain.
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
mikadomikado
6,7171929
6,7171929
add a comment |
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An interesting idea, but a symbolic list where you have an ordering for all the elements is rare
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– mikado
yesterday