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add doc to reduce function

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kalmar 2017-05-11 18:03:46 +02:00
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@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function free_reduce!(W::GWord)
return reduced
end
function reduce!{T}(W::GWord{T})
function reduce!(W::GWord)
if length(W) < 2
deleteat!(W.symbols, find(x -> x.pow == 0, W.symbols))
else
@ -98,8 +98,16 @@ function reduce!{T}(W::GWord{T})
return W
end
reduce(W::GWord) = reduce!(deepcopy(W))
doc"""
reduce(W::GWord)
> performs reduction/simplification of a group element (word in generators).
> The default reduction is the free group reduction, i.e. consists of
> multiplying adjacent symbols with the same `str` identifier and deleting the
> identity elements from `W.symbols`.
> More specific procedures should be dispatched on `GWord`s type parameter.
"""
reduce(W::GWord) = reduce!(deepcopy(W))
function (==){T}(W::GWord{T}, Z::GWord{T})
W.modified && reduce!(W) # reduce clears the flag and recalculate the hash