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sign

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

sign (expr)

Description

Attempts to determine the sign of expr on the basis of the facts in the current data base. It returns one of the following answers: pos (positive), neg (negative), zero, pz (positive or zero), nz (negative or zero), pn (positive or negative), or pnz (positive, negative, or zero, i.e. nothing known).

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