Is this a standard convention in Maxima?



On 6/27/05, C Y  wrote:
> Is it standard for Maxima to redefine the form of things internally
> when a "'" is used to not evaluate?

I am not sure what exactly you are asking about, but yes, when Maxima
simplifies an expression (and this has nothing to do with evaluation),
it puts it into a standardized form.

Can you be more specific about what you find surprising?

     -s