The linearly ordered and the exponentially ordered forms of an arbitrary spin 12-Fermion operator are defined and evaluated. As an application an expression for exp (αb̂) exp (βb̂) is evaluated which resembles the usual Baker-Hausdorff identity. It is shown that the trace of the product of two Fermion operators can be expressed as a three-dimensional integral over c-number functions. Further the quantum equations of motion are also expressible as equations involving c-number functions.

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