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Some problems connected with ambiguous expressions

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You are probably aware of the fact that careless application of commonly known algebraic rules can lead to absurdities:[EQUATION]The problem behind such jokes is that important functions like integer powers and trigonometric functions have no unique inverses.

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    cover image ACM SIGSAM Bulletin
    ACM SIGSAM Bulletin  Volume 11, Issue 3
    August 1977
    6 pages
    ISSN:0163-5824
    DOI:10.1145/1088248
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    Copyright © 1977 Author

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    Association for Computing Machinery

    New York, NY, United States

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    • Published: 1 August 1977

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