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apply

$\begin{usage} apply(p, a)\\ apply(p, q)\\ p~a\\ p~q \end{usage}$

$\begin{signatures} apply: & (\%, R) $\to$\ R\\ apply: & (\%, \%) $\to$\ \%\\\end{signatures}$

$\begin{params} {\em p} & \% & A polynomial\\ {\em q} & \% & A polynomial\\ {\em a} & R & A scalar\\\end{params}$

$\begin{retval} Returns \begin{displaymath} p(a) = \sum_{i=0}^n a_i a^i \end{di... ...{i=0}^n a_i q^i \end{displaymath}where $p = \sum_{i=0}^n a_i x^i$. \end{retval}$

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13