From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@orlitzky.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 13:37:21 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: octonions: alias abs() to norm().
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.michael.orlitzky.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a339e89c225bb46379332ecb8b0c50b918d34ac6;p=sage.d.git

octonions: alias abs() to norm().
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diff --git a/mjo/octonions.py b/mjo/octonions.py
index 073765c..bd014c2 100644
--- a/mjo/octonions.py
+++ b/mjo/octonions.py
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ class Octonion(IndexedFreeModuleElement):
         """
         return self._norm_squared().sqrt()
 
+    # The absolute value notation is typically used for complex numbers...
+    # and norm() isn't supported in AA, so this lets us use abs() in all
+    # of the division algebras we need.
+    abs = norm
+
     def inverse(self):
         r"""
         Return the inverse of this element if it exists.