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RotateRight[expr,n]

cycles the elements in expr n positions to the right.

RotateRight[expr]

cycles one position to the right.

RotateRight[expr,{n1,n2,…}]

cycles elements at successive levels ni positions to the right.

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RotateRight

RotateRight[expr,n]

cycles the elements in expr n positions to the right.

RotateRight[expr]

cycles one position to the right.

RotateRight[expr,{n1,n2,…}]

cycles elements at successive levels ni positions to the right.

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Basic Examples  (4)

Rotate two positions to the right:

Wolfram Language code: RotateRight[{a, b, c, d, e}, 2]

Rotate one position to the right:

Wolfram Language code: RotateRight[{a, b, c, d, e}]

Rotate Association one position to the right:

Wolfram Language code: RotateRight[<|1 -> a, 2 -> b, 3 -> c|>]

Rotate Association on the first and second levels:

Wolfram Language code: RotateRight[<|1 -> {a, b}, 2 -> {b, c}, 3 -> {c, d}|>, {1, 1}]

Generalizations & Extensions  (2)

Rotate one position right at the first level, and left at the second level:

Wolfram Language code: RotateRight[{{a, b, c}, {d, e, f}, {g, h, i}}, {1, -1}]

Rotate an expression with any head:

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

Applications  (4)

Successively rotate a list right:

Wolfram Language code: NestList[RotateRight, {a, b, c, d, e}, 4]

Rotate successive rows of a matrix by their row number:

Wolfram Language code: MapIndexed[RotateRight, Table[{a, b, c, d}, {5}]]//TableForm

Rotate a 2D image:

Wolfram Language code: ArrayPlot[RotateRight[Table[If[x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 < 1, 1, 0], {x, -1, 1, 1 / 100}, {y, -1, 1, 1 / 100}], {40, 20}]]

Rotate operands:

Wolfram Language code: RotateRight[a.b.c.d.e]
Wolfram Research (1988), RotateRight, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html (updated 2003).

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Wolfram Research (1988), RotateRight, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html (updated 2003).

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Wolfram Language. 1988. "RotateRight." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2003. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html.

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Wolfram Language. (1988). RotateRight. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_rotateright, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RotateRight}", year="2003", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_rotateright, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RotateRight}, year={2003}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}