What is wrong with your function ff?
(%i18) ff(x);
(%o18) x^3
Alternatively, try ev(%,nouns) instead of ev(%):
(%i19) ff1(x);
(%o19) gg(x)
(%i20) ev(%,nouns);
(%o20) x^3
Barton
-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
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>From: amli at comcast.net
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>Date: 06/20/2007 01:04AM
>Subject: delayed evaluation
>
>
>I have an expression that has some common long expressions. I would like
>to represent this as a function which depends upon other functions (like
>substituting functions for long expressions). Consider
>
>gg:lambda([x],x^3);
>
>ff:lambda([x],gg(x));
>
>ff1:lambda([x],'gg(x));
>
>
>What I want is function ff1. But how does one evaluate ff1 so that gg(x)
>is subsitituted when desired?
>
> ff1(x);
> (%o6) gg(x)
>(%i7) ev(%);
>(%o7) gg(x) // I would like this to be x^3
>
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>
>Ram Kochhar
>
>
>
>
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