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Summary

A slice is a partial specification of an object or a function. For instance a slice of the array A(i,j) is A(i,2). Function slices are called curried functions. Slices are themselves objects which can be accessed and used. (cbb 5/80)
Quotations
QuoteRef: dewaRB10_1969 ;;573 slices by a% *, 1% is repeat execution starting at lbound to hbound
QuoteRef: earlJ4_1974 ;;35 access a column by a(*,3) producing a function with one less argument
QuoteRef: vanwA_1969 ;;167 "Slices are obtained by subscripting e.g., x1(i) or by trimming, e.g., x1 (2:n), or by a mixture of both, ..."

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