Re: [TS 270]--Re:Re: [TS 48]--Re:why isn't Rational[1,2] (apparently) atomic until it is evaluated?
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- Subject: [mg72530] Re: [TS 270]--Re:Re: [TS 48]--Re:why isn't Rational[1,2] (apparently) atomic until it is evaluated?
- From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:54:07 -0500 (EST)
- References: <200701041800.l04I00Qh014339@localhost.localdomain>
On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:00:00 UT, Tom Zeller wrote: > I suspect for the same reason that other unevaluated expression of the > same basic form are non-atomic, e.g. > > In[2]:= g=Blort[a,b] > > Out[2]= Blort[a,b] > > This is not an atom ...1 > > In[3]:= AtomQ[g] > Out[3]= False > > ... because it can be taken apart > > In[4]:= g[[1]] > Out[4]= a > > In[5]:= g[[2]] > Out[5]= b > > In[6]:= g[[0]] > Out[6]= Blort > > Tom Zeller > Wolfram Research Technical Support Yea, but it just feels weird. Okay, I am out of denial now and am beginning to cope :-] Thank you. -- http://chris.chiasson.name/