Two different n's

Preben Alsholm — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:40:40 Z

When using assume(n::posint) an 'escaped local' variable appearing as n~ is created. Later when you do it again, another one is created, but it prints the same. The solution: Do it only once.

Try this simple example

restart;
assume(n::posint);
X:=n;
assume(n::posint);
Y:=n;
X+Y;

#and finally, if you copy the output from X+Y and paste it as input, it is entered as n+n, and the n appearing here will be the global n pointing to the local variable made with the last assume. Thus both occurrences of n in n+n will refer to the same variable.

Thanks a lot! this must have been the problem

Greg_B — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:00:26 Z

Thanks a lot! this must have been the problem indeed!

Problem solved!

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Two different n's

Thanks a lot! this must have been the problem