Re: negate and sections

[Robert Jeschofnik]

On 01-Jun-2000, Jeffrey R. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You can write the section (+ x) to specify a function to add `x' to
> something.  That's great, then you need to specify a function for subtracting
> `x' from something.   Great, you just type in: (- x), and you're done, right?
> 
> No so, of course.  (- x) means `negate x'.  Bummer.  What an unpleasant bit of
> asymmetry!


subtract x

or

(+ (-x))


Rob