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Re: Problem with Inequalities

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg29695] Re: [mg29675] Problem with Inequalities
• From: BobHanlon at aol.com
• Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 03:08:21 -0400 (EDT)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

In a message dated 2001/7/3 4:52:21 AM, Mail at Axel-Dreher.de writes:

>I'm desperately searching for help on my inequality question.
>How can I check for the truth of inequalities when I use variables
>instaed of numeric values?
>
>For example: a>b;TrueQ[a>b]
>does yield 'false' and for example a=1;b=0.5;TrueQ[a>b] yields 'True'.
>How do I have to tell the programm, that it should use a>b?
>

Use TagSet to set an upvalue for either a or b. For example, 

a /: (a > b) = True;

a > b

True


Bob Hanlon
Chantilly, VA  USA