Problem 214. Filter values in a vector

Created by Arthur Goldsipe

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David Young on 29 Feb 2012

I think the third example in the problem statement is incorrect. The input is a row (it's set up as a column, but then is transposed), but the output is a column.

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Raphael Cautain on 27 Feb 2012

There may have some limitations when resulting rows are with different lengthes.

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