Re: How does a rule get applied?
- To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg12453] Re: How does a rule get applied?
- From: Jacek Pliszka <pliszka@bethe.ucdavis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 13:31:22 -0400
- Organization: University of California, Davis
- References: <6jf2mg$3vl@smc.vnet.net>
On 14 May 1998, Yacine Ait-Sahalia wrote: > x^3 + x^(1+3) /. x^(n_) + x^(n_+1) ->0 > > Out[389]= > 3 4 > x + x You have built-in mathematica rule which eveluates 1+3 into 4. x^3 + x^4 obviously doesn't match x^(n_) + x^(n_+1). Regards, Jacek