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<B>NAT</B> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <B>switch</B><P>
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When <em>nat</em> is on, output is printed to the screen in natural form, with
raised exponents. <em>nat</em> should be turned off when outputting expressions
to a file for future input. Default is <em>on</em>.
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(x + y)**3;
3 2 2 3
X + 3*X *Y + 3*X*Y + Y
off nat;
(x + y)**3;
X**3 + 3*X**2*Y + 3*X*Y**2 + Y**3$
on fort;
(x + y)**3;
ANS=X**3+3.*X**2*Y+3.*X*Y**2+Y**3
</TT></PRE><P>With <em>nat</em> off, a dollar sign is printed at the end of each
expression.
An output file written with <em>nat</em> off is ready to be read into REDUCE
using the command
<A HREF=r37_0231.html>in</A>.
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