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Re: Bugs in Abs and Sign !?

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• Subject: [mg25751] Re: Bugs in Abs and Sign !?
• From: "Bill Bertram" <wkb at ansto.gov.au>
• Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 14:42:59 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Brian Higgins <bghiggins at ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
news:8smdh4$lcb at smc.vnet.net...
> Jack, There is no bug in my opinion. Mathematica is doing pricesly
> what you requested. When you use replacement rules it is wise to
> carefully examine the FullForm  of your expression. Thus
>
> FullForm[Abs[x^2] ]
>
> Power[Abs[x], 2]
>
> Hence
>
> Abs[x^2] /. Abs[u_] -> fnt[u]
>
> will give
>
> Power[ fnt[x] , 2]
>