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Mathematica > Core Language > Expressions > Expression Structure >
Atomic Elements of Expressions
All expressions in Mathematica are ultimately built from a small number of distinct types of atomic elements.
AtomQ — test whether an expression is an atom
Head — find the head of any expression, including an atom
    
Symbols »
Symbol — the head of a symbol; create a symbol from a name
SymbolName  ▪ Context  ▪ Remove  ▪ Names  ▪ NameQ  ▪ ...
    
Strings »
String — the head of a string
StringQ  ▪ Characters  ▪ ToCharacterCode  ▪ StringLength  ▪ ToExpression  ▪ ...
    
Numbers »
Integer  ▪ Real  ▪ Rational  ▪ Complex
NumberQ — test for a number of any type
IntegerDigits  ▪ RealDigits  ▪ Precision  ▪ MachineNumberQ  ▪ ...
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