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<B>SECOND</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>second</em> operator returns the second element of a list. 
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<em>second</em>(&lt;list&gt;) or <em>second</em> &lt;list&gt; 
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&lt;list&gt; must be a list with at least two elements, to avoid an error 
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alist := {a,b,c,d}; 

  ALIST := {A,B,C,D} 


second alist; 

  B 


blist := {x,{aa,bb,cc},z}; 

  BLIST := {X,{AA,BB,CC},Z} 


second second blist; 

  BB

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