Unique

Usage

• Unique[ ] generates a new symbol, whose name is of the form $nnn.
• Unique[x] generates a new symbol, with a name of the form x$nnn.
• Unique[{x, y, ... }] generates a list of new symbols.
• Unique["xxx"] generates a new symbol, with a name of the form xxxnnn.

Notes

• Unique[x] numbers the symbols it creates using $ModuleNumber, and increments $ModuleNumber every time it is called.

• Unique["xxx"] numbers the symbols it creates sequentially, starting at 1 for each string xxx.

• Unique[name, {

, ... }] generates a symbol which has the attributes

• See Section 2.7.3.

• New in Version 1.

Further Examples