"mod" is the modulo function. If you want to apply mod 26 to a matrix m,
use matrixmap:
matrixmap(lambda([x],mod(x,26)),m);
If you don't like the lambda construction you can always create a little
function first:
mod26(x):=mod(x,26);
matrixmap(mod26,m);
Hope this helps,
Alasdair
On Jan 27, 2008 10:10 PM, Hanno Behrens <pebbles at schattenlauf.de> wrote:
> Sorry for such a simple question, but I really can't find the modulo
> function
> in maxima. Scanned all documentation but I must be blind or something.
>
> For integers like in C 5%4 -> 1
>
> m: matrix( [15,2,7], [8,10,23], [0,2,8]);
>
> [12,0,8]*m;
>
> Should give the values modulo 26.
>
> Can someone help? Really basic problem...
>
> Hanno
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