Complex List Elements; The List Editor; The List Editor Menu - Texas Instruments TI-86 Manual Book

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Chapter 11: Lists
You also can press - š
' to display the list editor.
The list editor abbreviates list
names and element values
when necessary. The entry
line displays entire list names
and element values.
The list editor menu items ,
{
, , and are
} NAMES OPS
identical to the menu
LIST
items (page 152).

Complex List Elements

A complex number can be a list element. If at least one list
element is a complex number, all elements in the list are
displayed as complex. (‡

The List Editor

The list editor is a table where you can store, edit, and view up to 20 lists that are in
memory. Also, you can create list names and attach formulas to lists in the list editor.
List names
Table of elements
Entry line with current column
list name and element number

The List Editor Menu

{ } NAMES
Designates the beginning and end of a formula to be attached to a list name
"
4REAL
Converts the current list to a list of real numbers
To use menu items (or any other functions or instructions) in the list editor, the
LIST OPS
cursor location must be appropriate for the result. For example, you can use the
menu item when a list name is highlighted but not when an element is highlighted.
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L 4 results in a complex number.)
- " )
- " )
4
OPS
"
Current column number
List editor menu
4REAL
LIST OPS