Inconsistency when using previously defined variables as arguments to functions
Subject: Inconsistency when using previously defined variables as arguments to functions
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:20:18 -0800
On 1/31/2011 3:54 PM, thomas wrote:
>
> Out of curiosity: why do "simlifya", "meval1", etc. have such rather
> counter-intuitive names? :D
Historical.
meval combines 2 facilities, which are generally used together...
(defun meval (form)
simplifya (meval1 form) nil))
why simplifya? maybe there was a simplify and simplifyb too.