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spine_pair                                                (pairSyntax)
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spine_pair : term -> term list

LIBRARY
pair

SYNOPSIS
Breaks a paired structure into its constituent pieces.

EXAMPLE

- spine_pair (Term `((1,2),(3,4))`);
> val it = [`(1,2)`, `3`, `4`] : term list




COMMENTS
Note that {spine_pair} is similar, but not identical, to {strip_pair}
which works recursively.

FAILURE
Never fails.

SEEALSO
pairSyntax.strip_pair.

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