delta
The difference between the first and last points of a vector.
Syntax
delta(vector)
Argument
- vector
- The vector expression.
Example
Templex Expression | Result |
---|---|
{delta({3, 5, 7, 9})} |
6 |
{delta(4, 3, 2, 1, 0)} |
4 |
{delta(cos(0:(2*PI):(PI/24))} |
0 |
A plot of the last example is shown below:

Figure 1.
Comments
The result is the difference between the first and last element of a vector. Only the first and last elements in the vector are compared, even though other elements might have lesser or greater values.