Why Sort[{"AX", "!D", "EX"}] -> {"AX", "!D", "EX"} ?
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- Subject: [mg75920] Why Sort[{"AX", "!D", "EX"}] -> {"AX", "!D", "EX"} ?
- From: Philipp <Philipp.M.O at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 05:51:02 -0400 (EDT)
Would anybody explain to me the Mathematica (5.2) canonical order.
Specifically, why
In[]:= Sort[{"AX", "!D", "EX"}]
Out[]= {"AX", "!D", "EX"}
while,
In[]:= Sort[{"A", "!", "E"}]
Out[]= {"!", "A", "E"}
Is this a bug???
Cheers,
Philipp.