User Guide

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x: nothing known about this object
If you do not specify the names to which to apply a property, it is applied to
all names.
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Assumptions placed on names using the assume command are ignored by
the assuming command, unless you include the additionally option.
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The assuming command does not affect variables inside procedures. (For
information on procedures, see Procedures (page 338).) You must use the
assume command.
f := proc(x) sqrt(a^2) + x end proc;>
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