Stavros Macrakis wrote:
> The documentation says that ev "is one of MACSYMA's [sic] most
> powerful and versatile commands."
I like "multifarious" myself. "Multifarious" actually has
no pejorative meaning, but sounds similar to "nefarious".
I think the essay which Stavros posted is very informative.
It seems suitable for reference or background material.
However, I would like to suggest that the on-line documentation
for ev be organized differently: describe(ev) should say
just what ev does, without trying to rationalize it or
consider alternative implementations, etc.
The current describe(ev) is, I believe, appropriately
slanted toward "what happens" instead of "why it happens",
although the text is incomplete and somewhat difficult
to read.
I think clearing up the existing describe(ev) could be
relatively simple (yes, I'm a born optimist) since all
that's needed is to accurately report what ev does to
various combinations of arguments.
For what it's worth,
Robert Dodier
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