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commutativity



I would like to be able to define a rule called, say, commutativeOff
that would work as follows:

In[1] := a*b == b*a/.commutativeOff

Out[1] := False

As it is,

In[1] := a*b == b*a

Out[1] := True

How can I do this?

Thanks for the help,
John Horst
Intelligent Systems Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology




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