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Question: D can be unprotected, but is still seen as operator?

Question:D can be unprotected, but is still seen as operator?

fredbel6 142 Maple
linearalgebra
March 15 2012
1

Hello,

I always used something different from D when using diagonal matrices. Now I learned I can unprotect D.


However, I got this:

> restart; with(LinearAlgebra);
> unprotect(D);
> D := DiagonalMatrix([2, 3]);
> D.D;D^(2);
Error, invalid 'D' operator

Maple does interpret D as a matrix that he can square, but the exponentional notation can't be used as he sees it as some sort of operator?  Can anyone point out my mistake?

 

Many thanks!
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