Deriv (version 2.0)

Simplify: Symbollic simplification of an expression or function

Description

Symbollic simplification of an expression or function

Usage

Simplify(expr, env = parent.frame())

Arguments

expr

An expression to be simplified, expr can be

• an expression:as.expression(x+x)
• an string:"x+x"
• a function:function(x) x+x
• a right hand side of a formula:~x+x
• a langu

env

An environment in wich a simplified function is created if expr is a function. This argument is ignored is all other cases.

Value

• A simplified expression. The result is of the same type as expr except for formula, where a language is returned.

concept

symbolic simplification

Details

An environment simplifications containing simplification rules, is exported in the user namespace.