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Re: Re: (a/b)^2 when a/b is replaced by e won't yield e^2

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• Subject: [mg61329] Re: [mg61316] Re: (a/b)^2 when a/b is replaced by e won't yield e^2
• From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
• Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:17:45 -0400 (EDT)
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On 15 Oct 2005, at 11:23, mike_in_england2000 at yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> HoldForm[(a/b)^2] /. (a/b) -> e
>
> HTH
>
> Mike
>
>

If you want to do it this way it is better to use Unevaluated rather  
than HoldForm:

Unevaluated[(a/b)^2] /. (a/b) -> e

Andrzej Kozlowski
Tokyo, Japan

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