In Maple one can use [] to indicate either an array subscript, or a label subscript. can you do the latter in MAXIMA?

I'm still not sure what the problem is.  What's wrong with A[before] and
A[after]?


On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Jon Robinson <jonwrobinson at verizon.net>wrote:

>  I am a beginner with MAXIMA. I am familiar with using subscripts to
> index into an array, i.e. A[i] where i=0,9. One could also do something
> like A[before] and  A[after] where the intention is to just indicate two
> different elements one Abefore and the other Aafter to indicate say the
> state of A one one side of an operator and A on the other side.
>
> I know how to do both in MAPLE, but I no longer have access to MAPLE so I
> would like to do the same in MAXIMA. It is primarily to allow using
> subscripts as label extenders as opposed to indexing into an array.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On 11/3/2013 10:10 PM, Stavros Macrakis wrote:
>
>  What is the difference between an array subscript and a label subscript
> in Maple?
>
>  Maxima allows you to use arbitrary expressions as subscripts, e.g.,
> t[start] and t[end]. Is that what you mean by a label subscript?
>
>                -s
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 1:14 AM, Jon Robinson <jonwrobinson at verizon.net>wrote:
>
>> In Maple one can use [] to indicate either an array subscript, or a label
>> subscript depending on how you type it in. Can you do the latter in MAXIMA?
>>
>>      Thanks
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