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Re: Rule-based programming: declare variables to be a number

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• Subject: [mg80917] Re: Rule-based programming: declare variables to be a number
• From: Hendrik van Hees <hees at comp.tamu.edu>
• Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 02:59:10 -0400 (EDT)
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David Bailey wrote:


> Also, it is not clear from the original question, if 'multiplication'
> is represented by Times - if it is, the expressions will get sorted
> regardless of NumericQ!

Of course the multiplication of Lie-algebra elements is not commutative,
and thus I use **, not Times.

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    • From: David Bailey <dave@Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>