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Re: Replacing expressions with smaller atoms

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• Subject: [mg100458] Re: [mg100447] Replacing expressions with smaller atoms
• From: Leonid Shifrin <lshifr at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 06:32:53 -0400 (EDT)
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Ben,

one way would be to use a local rule like L:>(x^2+x+1). Your L then does not
have a global value, you use it in your expression until you want to
substitute it with x^2+x+1, then you just use (your
expression)/.L:>(x^2+x+1)

It would be easier to answer your question if you'd provide more information
about your problem/goals.

Regards,
Leonid

On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Ben Forbes <bdforbes at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I define an atom eg L=x^2+x+1, is there a way to rewrite an
> expression with these atoms? For example:
>
> L=x^2+x+1
> M=x+(x(x^2+x+1))^(1/2)
>
> I would like some way to express this as x+(xL)^(1/2). Is this possible?
>

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    • From: Ben Forbes <bdforbes@gmail.com>