Evaluating very simple inequalities

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Cyril Bdl

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Jun 4, 2014, 11:42:35 AM6/4/14
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Hello,

Is this normal ?

var('t')
assume(t<1,t>-1)
assume(t,'real')
bool(abs(t)<1)

False

This led my students (and I !!) to many difficulties before we understood that all was coming from this strange behaviour.

Thank you for your help !

William Stein

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Jun 4, 2014, 11:50:22 AM6/4/14
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This is a general Sage question, so I'm sending it to the sage-support
mailing list, which I encourage you to join:

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Cyril Bdl

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Jun 4, 2014, 12:23:27 PM6/4/14
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Thank you.
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