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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: [mg61423] Re: [mg61397] 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: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:16:03 -0400 (EDT)
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On 18 Oct 2005, at 15:44, mike_in_england2000 at yahoo.co.uk wrote:

>> HoldForm[(a/b)^2] /. (a/b) -> e
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>> HTH
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>> Mike
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>>> If you want to do it this way it is better to use Unevaluated rather
>>> than HoldForm:
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>>> Unevaluated[(a/b)^2] /. (a/b) -> e
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>> Andrzej Kozlowski
>> Tokyo, Japan
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> Hi Andrzej
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> Thanks for the reply - I didn't know about the Unevaluated command  -
> why is it better to use it rather than HoldForm?  I am not disputing
> what you say - I just would like to understand.
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> Thanks
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> Mike
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Because it is immediately stripped off, so you do not need to use  
ReleaseHold to actually use it as input. Look at the outputs in  
InputForm:

In[9]:=
HoldForm[(a/b)^2] /. a/b -> e

Out[9]=
HoldForm[e^2]

In[10]:=
Unevaluated[(a/b)^2] /. a/b -> e

Out[10]=
e^2


Andrzej Kozlowski
Tokyo, Japan

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    • From: mike_in_england2000@yahoo.co.uk
  • Re: (a/b)^2 when a/b is replaced by e won't yield e^2
    • From: mike_in_england2000@yahoo.co.uk