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reduce_with_binary_operation_symbol.rb
#thanks to https://flats.github.io/blog/2015/12/02/getting-to-know-rubys-map-and-reduce/
pry(main)> x = [1,2,3]
=> [1, 2, 3]
pry(main)> y = [2,5,6]
=> [2, 5, 6]
pry(main)> z = [42,41,5]
=> [42, 41, 5]
pry(main)> n = [x,y,z]
=> [[1, 2, 3], [2, 5, 6], [42, 41, 5]]
pry(main)> n.reduce(:+)
=> [1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 6, 42, 41, 5]
pry(main)> n.reduce(:+).uniq
=> [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 42, 41]
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