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Re: AW: Q: Simplify with "much less" assumptions

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  • Subject: [mg35644] Re: AW: Q: Simplify with "much less" assumptions
  • From: phbrf at t-online.de (Peter Breitfeld)
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 02:06:08 -0400 (EDT)
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Matthias.Bode at oppenheim.de schrieb:
> 
> Hello Heather,
> 
> try:
> 
> 1 + x^2 /. {x -> 0}
> 
> It will give you the 1 you wish.
> 
> Best regards,
> Matthias Bode.
> 
If you only want to neglect powers with exponent greater 1 you may use
the rule

In[1]:=regel=x^(n_/;n>1)->0

then

In[2]:=1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + x^1.5 + x^(7/4) + x^0.5 + x^(3/4)/.regel
Out[2]=1+x+x^0.5+x^(3/4)

Gruß Peter
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