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+# Table Operations
+
+## What are Element-Wise Operations?
+
+Element-wise operations automatically apply functions to every element in a table without explicit loops or iteration syntax like `forEach`.
+
+```plaintext
+/* Instead of for each element in table, apply function */
+/* You write function table */
+numbers : {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+doubled : map @double numbers;  /* {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} */
+```
+
+Most main-stream programming languages require explicit loops or iteration. Baba Yaga takes a clue from array languages like APL, BQN, uiua, K, etc., and automatically handles element-wise operations.
+
+## Basic Examples
+
+```plaintext
+/* Define a simple function */
+double : x -> x * 2;
+
+/* Apply to table elements automatically */
+numbers : {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+result : map @double numbers;
+/* Result: {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} */
+
+/* Filter elements automatically */
+is_even : x -> x % 2 = 0;
+evens : filter @is_even numbers;
+/* Result: {2, 4} */
+
+/* Reduce all elements automatically */
+sum : reduce @add 0 numbers;
+/* Result: 15 (1+2+3+4+5) */
+```
+
+## Table-Specific Operations
+
+The `t.` namespace provides additional element-wise operations especially meant for tables.
+
+```plaintext
+/* Table-specific operations */
+data : {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3};
+
+/* Get all keys */
+keys : t.keys data;  /* {"a", "b", "c"} */
+
+/* Get all values */
+values : t.values data;  /* {1, 2, 3} */
+
+/* Get key-value pairs */
+pairs : t.pairs data;  /* {{key: "a", value: 1}, {key: "b", value: 2}, {key: "c", value: 3}} */
+
+/* Check if key exists */
+has_a : t.has data "a";  /* true */
+has_d : t.has data "d";  /* false */
+
+/* Get value by key */
+value_a : t.get data "a";  /* 1 */
+```
+
+## Complex Examples
+
+```plaintext
+/* Data processing pipeline */
+data : {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
+
+/* Define helper functions */
+is_even : x -> x % 2 = 0;
+double : x -> x * 2;
+sum : x -> reduce @add 0 x;
+
+/* Complete pipeline: filter → map → reduce */
+result : sum map double filter is_even data;
+/* Step 1: filter @is_even data → {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} */
+/* Step 2: map @double {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} → {4, 8, 12, 16, 20} */
+/* Step 3: sum {4, 8, 12, 16, 20} → 60 */
+/* Result: 60 */
+```
+
+## Nested Tables
+
+Element-wise operations work with nested table structures, too
+
+```plaintext
+/* Nested table */
+people : {
+  alice: {name: "Alice", age: 30, scores: {85, 90, 88}},
+  bob: {name: "Bob", age: 25, scores: {92, 87, 95}},
+  charlie: {name: "Charlie", age: 35, scores: {78, 85, 82}}
+};
+
+/* Extract ages */
+ages : map (x -> x.age) people;
+/* Result: {alice: 30, bob: 25, charlie: 35} */
+
+/* Calculate average scores for each person */
+get_average : person -> reduce add 0 person.scores / 3;
+averages : map get_average people;
+/* Result: {alice: 87.67, bob: 91.33, charlie: 81.67} */
+```
+
+## The `each` Combinator
+
+The `each` combinator provides multi-argument element-wise operations:
+
+```plaintext
+/* each for multi-argument operations */
+numbers : {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+multipliers : {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
+
+/* Multiply corresponding elements */
+result : each @multiply numbers multipliers;
+/* Result: {10, 40, 90, 160, 250} */
+
+/* Compare corresponding elements */
+is_greater : each @greaterThan numbers {3, 3, 3, 3, 3};
+/* Result: {false, false, false, true, true} */
+```
+
+## Immutability
+
+All element-wise operations return new tables. In Baba Yaga all values, including tables are immutable. 
+
+```plaintext
+/* Original table */
+original : {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3};
+
+/* Operations return new tables */
+doubled : map @double original;  /* {a: 2, b: 4, c: 6} */
+greater_then : x -> x > 1;
+filtered : filter @greater_then original;  /* {b: 2, c: 3} */
+
+/* Original is unchanged */
+/* original is still {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3} */
+```
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