manual:chapter6:lists:cmd_prodlist [newRPL User Manual]

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==== ΠLIST ====
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Return the product of all elements in a list
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^  __Input Stack__  ^  ^  __Output Stack__  ^
|  **L<sub>data</sub>**  |  **→**  |  **O<sub>prod</sub>**  |
|  //Level 1//  |  //→//  |  //Level 1//  |

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| **Keyword type**  | [[manual:chapter5:basics#commands|Command]]  ||
| **Parallel list processing capabilities**  | [[manual:chapter5:listproc#group-2commands-that-must-use-dolist-to-parallel-process|Group 2]]  | //Commands that must use //''[[manual:chapter6:lists:cmd_cmddolist|DOLIST]]''// to parallel process//  |
| **Affected by flags**  | //None//  ||














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The ''ΠLIST'' command returns the product of all the elements in **L<sub>data</sub>**, i.e.:
$$ \prod_{k=1}^{n}{data_{k}} $$
The list must not be empty and its elements must be suitable for mutual multiplication.
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''ΠLIST'' is not fully equivalent to its **userRPL** counterpart.

In particular:

  * in **userRPL** the list must contain at least two elements.
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**__Input__**
<code>
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3:                                      
2:                                      
1:                       { 5 'Z' '8+Y' }
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ΠLIST                                   
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**__Output__**
<code>
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2:                                      
1:                           '5*Z*(8+Y)'
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</code>
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