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/ -- a binary operator, usually used for division

Synopsis

Description

This operator is currently used in several ways in Macaulay2.
  • division in a ring, yielding a fraction
  • division in unevaluated expressions
  • quotient rings, modules and sheaves
  • applying a function or ring map to every element of a list or set

See also

Ways to use / :

For the programmer

The object / is a keyword.

This operator may be used as a binary operator in an expression like x/y. The user may install binary methods for handling such expressions with code such as
         X / Y := (x,y) -> ...
where X is the class of x and Y is the class of y.