Question: different answers to same command

Why do I get different answers for the same command?

 different_answers.mw


 

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restart

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x := proc (n) options operator, arrow; cos(n*Pi) end proc;

proc (n) options operator, arrow; cos(n*Pi) end proc

(1)
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"f:=k->"sum(k*x(n), n = 2 .. 3);f(1);

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f(1)

(2)
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f := proc (k) options operator, arrow; sum(k*x(n), n = 2 .. 3) end proc;

proc (k) options operator, arrow; sum(k*x(n), n = 2 .. 3) end proc

 

0

(3)
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