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Construct[f,x]

gives f[x].

Construct[f,x1,…,xn]

gives f[x1,…,xn].

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Construct

Construct[f,x]

gives f[x].

Construct[f,x1,…,xn]

gives f[x1,…,xn].

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Basic Examples  (3)

Apply a function to an argument:

Wolfram Language code: Construct[f, x]

Apply a function to several arguments:

Wolfram Language code: Construct[f, x, y, z]

Build a curried function:

Wolfram Language code: Fold[Construct, f, {a, b, c}]

Applications  (2)

Construct all possible applications of a list of functions to several lists of arguments:

Wolfram Language code: Outer[Construct, {f1, f2, f3}, {x1, x2}, {y1, y2, y3}]

Thread Construct over lists of functions and variables:

Wolfram Language code: MapThread[Construct, {{f1, f2, f3}, {x1, x2, x3}, {y1, y2, y3}}]

Inner can be also used for functions of one variable:

Wolfram Language code: Inner[Construct, {f1, f2, f3}, {x1, x2, x3}, List]

Properties & Relations  (2)

Apply a composition of functions:

Wolfram Language code: Construct[Composition[f, g, h], x]

Construct[f] applies the function to an empty list of arguments:

Wolfram Language code: Construct[f]
Wolfram Research (2018), Construct, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Construct.html.

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Wolfram Research (2018), Construct, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Construct.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2018. "Construct." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Construct.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2018). Construct. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Construct.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_construct, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Construct}", year="2018", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Construct.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_construct, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Construct}, year={2018}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Construct.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}