Hi,

On 11 Dez., 04:36, Kwankyu <ekwan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Below is a passage in the Reference manual on the coercion model:
>
> If R is the base of S (as in the first example), simply implement
> _rmul_ and/or _lmul_ on the Elements of S. In this case r * s gets
> handled as s._rmul_(r) and s * r as s._lmul_(r).
> ...
> The second sentence seems wrong. "rmul" and "lmul" seems reversed.

I think the sentence is correct: r*s means that s is on the right
side, hence, s._rmul_(r), while s is on the left side in s*r, hence,
s._lmul_(r).

Cheers,
Simon

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