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Analytica User GuideDynamic SimulationDynamic using arrays

The initial value of a dynamic variable — that is, the first parameter to the Dynamic() function — can be a number, variable identifier, or other expression that evaluates to a single number, list, or array. Analytica evaluates a dynamic variable starting from each initial value, in each time period, so the result is a correctly dimensioned array.

Example: Expanding the example (see “Dynamic function”), suppose the inflation rate of gasoline is uncertain. Instead of providing a single numerical value, you could define the inflation rate as a list.

Using the new Inflation variable in the definition for Gasprice, the results show three different rates of increases in gasoline prices from 1990 to 1994:

Gasprice:
Dynamic(1.2, Gasprice[Time - 1]*(1 + Inflation)) →

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-The initial value of a dynamic variable — that is, the first parameter to the Dynamic() function — can be a number, variable identifier, or other expression that evaluates to a single number, list, or array. Analytica evaluates a dynamic variable starting from each initial value, in each time period, so the result is a correctly dimensioned array.
+The initial value of a dynamic variable — that is, the first parameter to the '''[[Dynamic]]()''' function — can be a number, variable identifier, or other expression that evaluates to a single number, list, or array. Analytica evaluates a dynamic variable starting from each initial value, in each time period, so the result is a correctly dimensioned array.
-'''Example:''' Expanding the example (see “[[Using the Dynamic() function]]” on page 322), suppose the inflation rate of gasoline is uncertain. Instead of providing a single numerical value, you could define the inflation rate as a list.
+'''Example:''' Expanding the example (see “[[Dynamic function]]”), suppose the inflation rate of gasoline is uncertain. Instead of providing a single numerical value, you could define the inflation rate as a list.
-[[File:Chapter15_11.png]]
+[[File:Chapter17_11.png]]
-Using the new Inflation variable in the definition for Gasprice, the results show three different rates of increases in gasoline prices from 1990 to 1994:
+Using the new <code>Inflation</code> variable in the definition for <code>Gasprice</code>, the results show three different rates of increases in gasoline prices from 1990 to 1994:
   Gasprice:
   Dynamic(1.2, Gasprice[Time - 1]*(1 + Inflation)) &rarr;
-[[File:Chapter15_12.png]]
+[[File:Chapter17_12.png]]
 ==See Also==
+* [[Dynamic]]()
 <footer>Dynamic initial values / {{PAGENAME}} / Dynamic dependencies</footer>