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The discussion centers on the signum function in Maple, specifically its definition and derivative. In Maple, the signum function is defined as signum(x) = |x|/x for real values, but for complex values, it is more accurately represented as x/|x|, excluding zero. The derivative of the signum function is expressed as d/dx {|x|/x} = signum(1,x). The optional third argument in the signum function allows users to specify the output for signum(0), with conventions varying between returning 0 or 1.

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in maple signum(x) is |x|/x

the derivate is d/dx {|x|/x} =signum(1,x)

what is:

signum(1,x,0)
signum(0,x,0)
?
 
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alejandrito29 said:
in maple signum(x) is |x|/x

That is incorrect for complex values x. Better is x/|x| which holds for all complex x except zero.


the derivate is d/dx {|x|/x} =signum(1,x)

what is:

signum(1,x,0)
signum(0,x,0)
?

In Maple, type ?signum to see the help page.

signum(1,x) is the derivative of signum, so it is zero for nonzero real x and undefined otherwise. The optional third argument tells Maple what you want to do with signum(0), some conventions say it should be 0, others that it should be 1, so you could say signum(0,x,0) and signum(0,x,1) for those two signum functions.
 

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