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Attributes
  • Attributes[ symbol ] gives the list of attributes for a symbol.
  • The attributes of a symbol can be set by assigning a value to Attributes[ s ]. If a single attribute is assigned, it need not be in a list.
  • Attributes[ s ] = clears all attributes of a symbol.
  • Attributes[ , , ... ] gives a list of the attributes for each of the .
  • Attributes[" str "] gives a list of the attributes for all symbols which match the string pattern str.
  • Attributes[HoldPattern[ s ]] is treated as equivalent to Attributes[ s ].
  • Attributes for functions must be set before any definitions that involve the functions are given.
  • The complete list of possible attributes for a symbol f is:
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.3.7, Section 2.5.3.
  • See also: SetAttributes, ClearAttributes.

    Further Examples

    This gives the attributes of the Plus function.

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    Here are the attributes of Log and of Integrate.

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