Is MAX(a+b,c) = MAX(c,a+b) ?



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ze=3D2><DIV>&gt;Is maxima required to work around limitations of the </DIV>=
<DIV>&gt;underlying lisp?<BR><BR>&gt;Ray</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>I think=
 not; but if max and min worked by simplification,</DIV><DIV>we wouldn't ru=
n into this gcl limitation; and max and min </DIV><DIV>would work better.</=
DIV><BR><DIV>Barton<BR></DIV></FONT>=