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On 10/1/09, Nathaniel Virgo <nathanielvirgo at gmail.com> wrote:

> (%i6) apply1( (a|b and c)*x, bayes);
> (%o6) (a | b and c)*x

applyb1 (bottom-up) works for me here instead of apply1 (top-down).
That's helpful, but not very satisfying; I can see why one
works and the other doesn't, but it's far from obvious.

best

Robert Dodier