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Replacing with pattern on built-in symbols?

I have: f[a, b] /. f[x__] -> g[x, 0] // InputForm (* Out: g[a, b, 0] *) Which is what I expect, but when I use a built in symbol instead of ...
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Substitution of expressions for the output

I have a code which gives this kind of output : W = Sum[v[j]*b[j], {j, 1, 3}]; AA = (v[1]*b[1] + v[2]*b[2] + v[3]*b[3])*2 + 3 ; I know that if i want to ...
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Replacing dot by *?

I am unable to replace dot by *. Replace[a.a, .-> *] Is there any solution to get this done?
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First evaluate in place all subexpressions matching pattern before substituting result

ReplaceAll[expr, {patt1:>rhs1, patt2:>rhs2, …}] works by looking for and making all possible replacements of subexpressions in ...
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any possible meaning to a "terminal" slash (/)? [closed]

I've been directed to the web page http://functions.wolfram.com/07.31.16.0001.01 The first statement in the formula is ...
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How to replace the symbol n in DifferenceRoot

I'd like to employ another symbol (say alpha or k) instead of n in the following (type of) ...
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Replace symbols in output without evaluation

I found the Wolfram example for ExpandNCM but I want a more human-readable output form. I want to evaluate ExpandNCM, for example with ...
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Replacing product expressions - named vs. unnamed pattern?

Suppose I have an expression of the form a b c d + x y z The FullForm of this is ...
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