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Re: Bug Report - Two numerical values for a same variable

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• Subject: [mg54271] Re: Bug Report - Two numerical values for a same variable
• From: Scott Hemphill <hemphill at hemphills.net>
• Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:38:21 -0500 (EST)
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DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com> writes:

> That explains it, but only in the sense that "things fall down" is a theory of gravity. Why should Rationals be atomic, for goodness sake? And how did I use Mathematica all this time without hearing about it?
> 
> Sigh...


In[1]:= FullForm[1/2]

Out[1]//FullForm= Rational[1, 2]

In[2]:= 1/2 /. Rational[x_,2] -> Rational[x,7]

        1
Out[2]= -
        7

Scott
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