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This would be as succinct, more accurate, and a bit faster: 

@data = grep $_ ne '4', @data; # Remove elements equal to '4'

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Re^4: removing an element without index
by roboticus (Chancellor) on Aug 10, 2010 at 12:54 UTC

    BrowserUk:

    It's not equivalent, though. I don't know if it would suit Levex's requirements or not, but it would give different results than the parent post if 14 or "BA4" were in the list of data.

    ...roboticus

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      It's not equivalent, it would give different results than the parent post if 14 or "BA4" were in the list of data.

      Deliberately so. Hence "more accurate". I see nothing in the OPs post suggesting he wanted to remove multiple similar items; just one item.

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