Re: [Maxima-discuss] Other number forms.

[Soegtrop, M. <mic...@in...>]

Dear Ray,

> Wouldn't that be true even if maxima supported rationals the way you want? 
> Maxima doesn't understand what is physically desirable so the coefficients
> would get mangled in some way unless you, as the user, impose the constraints.

If Maxima would leave the numbers in one piece and not take them apart and distribute the parts all over the place, I wouldn't have these problems. So I think that with atomic rationals, these problems wouldn't happen.

Best regards,

Michael
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