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NameQ
  • NameQ[" string "] yields True if there are any symbols whose names match the string pattern given, and yields False otherwise.
  • You can test for classes of symbol names using string patterns with metacharacters such as *, as specified in Section A.3.13.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.6.12.
  • See also: Names.

    Further Examples

    Since Factor is a built-in function, NameQ returns a value of True.

    In[1]:=

    Out[1]=

    There is no symbol named factor.

    In[2]:=

    Out[2]=



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