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Disappearing Function Definition

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  • Subject: [mg45006] Disappearing Function Definition
  • From: "Scott Guthery" <sguthery at mobile-mind.com>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 04:42:36 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Can anybody explain the following?  Note that In[4] thinks for
a while and then returns with no Out[4] but if you then take a
look at f its definition has disappeared.  
 

In[1]:= f[x_, y_] = x + y

Out[1]:= x+y

In[2]:= f[x,y]

Out[2]:= x+y

In[3]:= Pick[x_, y_] = Sum[DiracDelta[y-t], {t, x}]

Out[3]:= \!\(\[Sum]\+\(t = 1\)\%x DiracDelta[\(-t\) + y]\)

In[4]:= Integrate[f[x, y]*Pick[x, y], {y, 0, 100}]

*** Nothing returned here ***

In[1]:= f[x,y]

Out[1]= f[x,y]

 
 


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