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Re: Bugs in Abs and Sign !?

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  • Subject: [mg25686] Re: Bugs in Abs and Sign !?
  • From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 04:35:15 -0400 (EDT)
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Jack:

Abs[.] and Sign[.] evaluate before the replacement

Abs[x^2]

        Abs[x]^2

Sign[x^2]

        Sign[x]^2

Prevent this:

Unevaluated[Abs[x^2]] /. Abs[u_] -> fnt[u]

        fnt[x^2]

Unevaluated[Sign[x^2]] /. Sign[u_] -> fnt[u]

        fnt[x^2]
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Allan
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"Jack Goldberg" <jackgold at umich.edu> wrote in message
news:8sjkr7$g3p at smc.vnet.net...
> Hi group.
>
> Try,
>
> Abs[x^2] /. Abs[u_] -> fnt[u]
>
> and
>
> Sign[x^2] /. Sign[u_] -> fnt[u]
>
> In each case I get  fnt[x]^2.  Shouldn't I get  fnt[x^2]? After all,
> g[x^2] /. g[u_] -> fnt[u]  returns fnt[x^2] which is what I have been led
> to expect from Mathematica.  I am using ver 4.01 on a PowerMac.
>
> These peculiarities are driving me crazy.  This is the fourth "bug" I have
> found in just 2 weeks.  Please tell me I'm wrong.
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> Jack
>
>




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