STEP

Syntax: vector = STEP( vector, scalar )
matrix = STEP( matrix, scalar )

The STEP function accepts either a vector or a matrix as its first argument. It shifts the elements of a vector or the rows of a matrix by the specified step size, the scalar second argument.

Suppose the step size is n.

If n > 0, the last n elements of the vector or the last n rows of the matrix are lost.
If n = 0, the vector or matrix is returned unchanged.
If n < 0, the first n elements of the vector or the first n rows of the matrix are lost.

If the step size is not an integer, then linear interpolation is used to generate new values.

Examples

functionresult
STEP([1:10],2) [1;1;1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8]
STEP([1:10],-2) [3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;10;10]
STEP([1:10],1.7) [1;1;1.3;2.3;3.3;4.3;5.3;6.3;7.3;8.3]

Suppose you have a matrix M

            | 1  2  3  4 |
        M = | 5  6  7  8 |
            | 9 10 11 12 |
 

functionresult
STEP(M,2)
| 1 2 3 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 |
STEP(M,-1)
| 5  6  7  8 |
| 9 10 11 12 |
| 9 10 11 12 |
STEP(M,1.5)
| 1 2 3 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 |
| 3 4 5 6 |

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