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I am generating an Array with symbolic coefficients:

coefficients = Array[c, 3]
> {c[1], c[2], c[3]}

I would like to assign a value to each of these generated coefficients, such that in one go, c[1] = 2, c[2] = 4, c[3] = 6. Now the following statement:

 coefficients = {2,4,6};

does not do that: it merely changes the array's entries, but doesn't actually assign anything to c[1] ... c[3].

I've been trying to play with Hold and Unevaluated functions to achieve this, but to no avail. Is there a way to do this?

Jelle
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  • Can you find the answer there? 72857 – Kuba Feb 06 '15 at 11:05
  • Thank you, that indeed had the answer: Unevaluated[coefficients = {1, 2, 3}] /. OwnValues[coefficients] Should I delete this question as it's a duplicate? – Jelle Feb 06 '15 at 11:09
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    You don't have to. It will stay here as a road sign for future visitors. This is FAQ but it is not easy to find since keywords are not obvious. So the more duplicates the better in this case. – Kuba Feb 06 '15 at 11:10
  • For generalized handling of list assignments please see (10322) – Mr.Wizard Feb 06 '15 at 15:48

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