2017-07-19 18:10:12 +0100 commented answer complex norm I downloaded and built SageMath version 7.6, Release Date: 2017-03-25 Working in notebook() with typeset checked, I now get the correct value: a a_bar . How to get |a|^2 ? 2017-07-19 00:32:09 +0100 answered a question complex norm Am using SageMath Version 6.8, Release Date: 2015-07-26 on Fedora 24, x86 Seems I am 1.5 years behind (although up-to-date as a system package). Will download & build sage-7.5.1-Fedora_24-x86_64.tar.bz2 Thanks for the feedback. 2017-07-18 09:34:49 +0100 asked a question complex norm As a newbie, I must be missing something, but here is the question: With this setup: var('a', domain=CC) a.norm() a.norm().simplify()  The last line displays as a^2, but should be |a|^2 . What am I missing? 2017-07-18 09:34:49 +0100 asked a question typeset complex norm is missing absolute value As a newbie, I must be missing something, but here is the question: With this setup: var('a', domain=CC) a.norm() a.norm().simplify() The last line displays as a^2, but should be |a|^2 . What am I missing?