Basic Examples (2) 

Transpose a list of lists of different lengths:

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Transpose a triangular array:

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Scope (3) 

Empty lists contribute nothing:

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The elements can themselves be lists:

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An empty list gives an empty list:

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Applications (3) 

Interleave lists of different lengths, taking one element from each list in turn:

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Total the columns of a table whose rows have different lengths:

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Find the conjugate of an integer partition by transposing its Ferrers diagram:

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Properties and Relations (3) 

For rectangular arrays, RaggedTranspose gives the same result as Transpose:

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For any input other than an empty list, RaggedTranspose gives the same result as Flatten with the level specification {{2},{1}}:

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When the lengths of the lists do not increase, applying RaggedTranspose twice gives back the original list:

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Possible Issues (1) 

When a list is longer than one before it, applying RaggedTranspose twice does not give back the original list:

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Neat Examples (1) 

Color the entries of a ragged array by row and show the array next to its ragged transpose:

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