Mathematica has a nice syntax for function application, mapping over lists, etc. It's also possible to define such operators in Haskell, which has the added advantage of type-safety.
f @ {1,2,3} == f[{1,2,3}]
f /@ list == map(f, list)
f @@ {1,2,3} == f[1,2,3]
(#1 * 2) /@ {1,2,3} == {2,4,6}
