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Re: Why Sort[{"AX", "!D", "EX"}] -> {"AX", "!D", "EX"} ?

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  • Subject: [mg75976] Re: Why Sort[{"AX", "!D", "EX"}] -> {"AX", "!D", "EX"} ?
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 03:43:29 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <f26nv5$4cl$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi,

and set the comparison test as *you* interpret/understand
the order does not help

Regards
   Jens

Philipp wrote:
> Would anybody explain to me the Mathematica (5.2) canonical order.
> Specifically, why
> 
> In[]:=   Sort[{"AX", "!D", "EX"}]
> Out[]=   {"AX", "!D", "EX"}
> 
> while,
> 
> In[]:=   Sort[{"A", "!", "E"}]
> Out[]=   {"!", "A", "E"}
> 
> Is this a bug???
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Philipp.
> 
> 


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