RE: log vs root

On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Stan Devitt wrote:

> use of "degree" too far, so "logbase" was introduced.
> The distinction between degree and degree occuring inside
> a root element seemed unnecessary.

I'm still a little confused.  The example of the root element is:

The nth root of a is is given by 

<apply> <root/>
   <ci> n </ci>
   <ci> a </ci>
</apply>

By your comments it should be <degree><ci> n </ci></degree>. ... Actually
now that I read the section (4.4.3.11) more closely, it also seems to
indicate the example given is in error.

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Russell O'Connor                           roconnor@uwaterloo.ca
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