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- * block internal
- block(a,b,c) groups a,b,c and only returns the last arguement as its
- value, or returns the second last arguement as its value if the last
- arguement is local(). It is used as grouper in definition of a procedure.
- All variables in block are global, except for variables declared by
- local().
- e.g. f(x_):=block(p:=x^6,p, local(p))
- See also: local.
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