sub linear-combination(@coeff) { (@coeff Z=> map { "e($_)" }, 1 .. *) .grep(+*.key) .map({ .key ~ '*' ~ .value }) .join(' + ') .subst('+ -', '- ', :g) .subst(/<|w>1\*/, '', :g) || '0' } say linear-combination($_) for [1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 2, 3], [1, 0, 3, 4], [1, 2, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0], [1, 1, 1], [-1, -1, -1], [-1, -2, 0, -3], [-1 ] ;