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Mathematica

The Mathematica Book

The Mathematica Book, version 5.0

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O, 885, 1230

\O (TeX), \[CapitalOSlash] (), 998

\o (TeX), \[OSlash] (), 998

\[OAcute] (), 998, 1384

Object type, 232

Object-oriented programming, 319

Objective functions, Minimize, 850, 1212

         NMinimize, 974, 1220

Objects, alphabetical listing of all built-in, 1073

         defining values for, 308

         definitions for, 319

         notebook, NotebookObject, 579, 1224

         strings as, 655

         variables as, 378

Oblique, FontSlant, 444, 612, 1151

Oblique fonts, 444, 558, 612

Ocelot image, 570

Octal codes, for characters, 418

Octal digits, IntegerDigits, 725, 1181

Octal numbers, 438, 725, 1021

Octet encodings, 422

Octothorp (#), Slot, 249, 1284

Odd numbers, testing for, OddQ, 267, 1230

OddQ, 267, 723, 1230

ODEs, numerical, NDSolve, 105, 961, 1216

         symbolic, DSolve, 93, 869, 1129

\odot (TeX), \[CircleDot] (), 1002

\[ODoubleAcute] (), 998, 1384

\[ODoubleDot] (), 190, 998, 1384

Off, 61, 404, 479, 1230

Offset, 506, 507, 1230

Offsets, in graphics, 506

\[OGrave] (), 190, 998, 1384

\[OHat] (), 998, 1384

Ohm, \[Mho] (), 994

\oint (TeX), \[ContourIntegral] (), 1000

Old English, characters in, 999

\[Omega] (), 175, 990, 1384

Omega-pi, \[CurlyPi] (), 990

\[Omicron] (), 990, 1384

\ominus (TeX), \[CircleMinus] (), 1002

Omitted arguments, 274

Omitted elements, \[Ellipsis] (), 996

Omitted terms, 75

On, 61, 404, 479, 1230

On top, input, 188

On top, overscript, 180

         OverscriptBox, 445, 1235

One-line output, Short, 75, 1280

One-origin arrays, Mod, 749, 1213

One-sided functions, UnitStep, 879, 1316

OneIdentity, 271, 272, 329, 1050, 1231

Ones, number of, DigitCount, 755, 1123

Opaque ink, 494

Opcodes, in compiled code, 377

Open, notebook, NotebookOpen, 578, 1224

Open architecture, of Mathematica, 657

Open cell, CellOpen, 604, 1099

Open cell groups, 52

Open files, list of, Streams, 705, 1290

Open notebook, NotebookOpen, 591, 1224

OpenAppend, 632, 1231

Openface characters, 992

Openmath, 658

OpenMath, MathMLForm, 211, 1207

OpenRead, 649, 650, 652, 1231

OpenTemporary, 629, 1231

OpenTransport, 658

OpenWrite, 632, 1232

Operands, 232

Operate, 254, 1232

Operating system, 27

Operating system command, Run, 629, 1269

$OperatingSystem, 717, 1334

Operational calculus, LaplaceTransform, 875, 1191

Operations, functional, 240

         numerical, 102

         structural, 254

Operations research, 975

         Minimize, 851, 1212

         NMinimize, 974, 1220

Operators, 230

         arithmetic, 29

         characters for, 984, 1351

         corresponding to special characters, 472

         functional, 252

         implementing linearity of, Through, 254, 1304

         in grammar of Mathematica, 429

         in Mathematica language, 467

         input forms for, 1024

         input of, 232, 1023

         names of, Head, 231, 1168

         operations on, 254

         overloading of, 319

         pure functions as, 249

         table of, 1023, 1024

         that look similar, 985

         without built-in meanings, 471

         working with, 253

\oplus (TeX), \[CirclePlus] (), 1002

Optica, 19

Optimization, Minimize, 850, 1212

         NMinimize, 974, 1220

         numerical, 106, 973

         numerical, NMinimize, 974, 1220

Optimize, Compile, 372, 1109

Option inspector, 574, 601

Option keys, for special characters, 982

Optional (_.), 274, 1030, 1232

Optional arguments, 275

         for patterns involving built-in functions, 275

Options, 133, 1039

         alphabetical listing of all built-in, 1073

         for cells, 574

         for notebooks, 577

         for output text, StyleForm, 443, 1295

         general mechanism for, 133

         graphics, 133

         in arrays of plots, 143

         information about, 58

         inheritance of cell, 600

         manipulating, 144

         setting global, 144

         storing between sessions, 622

Options, 144, 276, 490, 581, 635, 1040, 1052, 1232

Or, bitwise, BitOr, 756, 1090

         exclusive, Xor, 87, 1324

         patterns involving, Alternatives (|), 269, 1079

Or (||), 87, 347, 1028, 1233

         argument evaluation in, 1046

         evaluation in, 347

\[Or] (), 183, 985, 1001, 1384

Or bar, \[Nor] (), 1001, 1221

Or underline, \[Xor] (), 1001, 1324

Order, multiplicative, MultiplicativeOrder, 752, 1214

         of integer, MultiplicativeOrder, 752, 1214

         of power series, 94, 883

         Sort, 127, 129, 1286

         sorting into, Sort, 255, 1286

Order, 255, 1233

Order statistics, Ordering, 129, 1233

         Quantile, 924, 1253

OrderedQ, 255, 268, 1233

Ordering, in commutative functions, 326

         of rules, 310

         of strings, Sort, 411, 1286

         partial, \[Succeeds] (), 1005

         testing for, OrderedQ, 268, 1233

Ordering, 129, 255, 1233

Orderless, 271, 329, 332, 1050, 1233

Orderless functions, in pattern matching, 261

         in patterns, 270

Ordinary differential equations, numerical, NDSolve, 105, 961, 1216

         symbolic, DSolve, 93, 869, 1129

Ordinates, Axes, 134, 512, 1086

Organization, of definitions, 316

Orientation, in 3D graphics, 153

         of polygons, 529

         of three-dimensional object, SphericalRegion, 536, 1287

         of three-dimensional object, ViewVertical, 534, 1319

Origin, of arrays, Mod, 749, 1213

         of axes, AxesOrigin, 134, 512, 1087

Orthogonal polynomials, 766

         implementation of, 1068

Oscillating functions, limits of, 894

Oscillatory, 1068

\[OSlash] (), 190, 998, 1384

\[OTilde] (), 998, 1385

\otimes (TeX), \[CircleTimes] (), 1002

Out (%), 38, 48, 50, 702, 1024, 1030, 1234

         deleting, 703

Outer, 257, 289, 901, 902, 917, 918, 919, 1234

Outer products, generalized, Outer, 919, 1234

         of tensors, Outer, 918, 1234

         Outer, 902, 1234

Outliers, dropping in plots, 508

Outline, Short, 75, 431, 1280

Output, channels for, 705

         finding options for, Options, 635, 1232

         for C language, CForm, 213, 1101

         for Fortran, FortranForm, 213, 1153

         full story on, 623

         graphics, 131, 486

         in external files, Splice, 214, 1288

         in notebooks, 174

         in TeX form, TeXForm, 210, 1302

         lines in, 431

         literal, WriteString, 632, 1324

         low-level, 630

         low-level graphics, 554

         of graphics, Export, 208, 567, 1141

         of messages, 61, 479

         of sounds, Export, 568, 1141

         options for, 634

         producing, 477

         producing no, 75

         short, Short, 75, 431, 1280

         sound, 171

         standard, $Output, 705, 1334

         styled, StylePrint, 477, 575, 1295

         suppression of, 43, 74

         tabular, TableForm, 439, 1299

         textual, 424

         to files, Put (>>), 204, 624, 1253

$Output, 705, 1334

Output formats, defining, 473

Output forms, for derivatives, 856

         for numbers, 435

         operator, 474

Output lines, clearing, 703

         in notebooks, 38

         Out (%), 38, 1234

Output style, 573

OutputForm, 192, 424, 465, 1234

OutputFormData, 600

OutputNamePacket, 683, 700

OutputStream, 631, 1054, 1234

Oval, Circle, 496, 1103

\over (TeX), FractionBox, 445, 1155

Overall factors, in polynomials, FactorTerms, 797, 1144

         pulling out, FactorTerms, 797, 1144

OverBar, 472, 989

\[OverBrace] (), 997, 1385

\overbrace (TeX), \[OverBrace] (), 997

\[OverBracket] (), 997, 1385

Overdetermined linear systems, 909

OverDot, 472, 989

Overfix operators, 468

Overflow, numerical, 742

         testing for, Check, 482, 1102

Overflow, 1017

Overhangs, in lists, Partition, 293, 1240

OverHat, 472, 989

Overlap between lists, Intersection, 127, 1184

Overlaying plots, Show, 139, 1280

\overline (TeX), OverBar, 472, 989

Overloading, of operators, 319

\[OverParenthesis] (), 997, 1385

Overprinting, AdjustmentBox, 455, 1078

Overriding built-in definitions, 321, 334

Overriding hold, Evaluate, 337, 1136

Overriding notebook options, 602

Overscript, 180

         OverscriptBox, 445, 1235

Overscript, 472

OverscriptBox, 445, 1235

Overscripts, input of, 188

Overstrike, AdjustmentBox, 455, 1078

OverTilde, 472, 989

OverVector, 472, 989

Overwrite old output, CellAutoOverwrite, 608, 1097

Overwriting files, Put (>>), 624, 1253

\owns (TeX), \[ReverseElement] (), 1004

OwnValues, 1052