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Re: multiplyin a symbol by 0

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  • Subject: [mg29205] Re: multiplyin a symbol by 0
  • From: Erk Jensen <Erk.Jensen at cern.ch>
  • Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 05:30:39 -0400 (EDT)
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umud.ozturk at arcelik.com.tr wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> when multpily a symbol "a" with zero "0",
> In: a*0.
> Out: a 0.
> I do large computations with symbols and I believe that leaving products of
> a symbol by 0 as it is consumes lots of memory...
> Is there any way to make the product of a symbol by zero to be equal to
> zero, such as,
> In: a*0.
> Out: 0.
> Sincerely,
> Umud.

In[1]:= Simplify [ 0 a , a < Infinity]
Out[1]= 0

Ciao
      -erk-


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