Define a List

Lists help us organize two-dimensional data.

Create lists by placing elements inside square brackets ([]):

A list can contain numbers (with or without units):

Dates:

Text strings:

Or even booleans:

A list must be coherent

Lists cannot contain different types of elements. Here are some examples of non-valid lists:

Units on lists must be consistent:

Create a list by specifying a sequence:

You can apply an arithmetic operator to lists (+, -, *, /, etc.):

If you have two lists you can operate on each corresponding item like this:

This only works if both lists have the same number of elements.

You can also operate on lists with dates:

Or strings:

Or even using the not boolean operator: