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HoldForm

HoldForm[expr]
prints as the expression expr, with expr maintained in an unevaluated form.
  • HoldForm allows you to see the output form of an expression without evaluating the expression.
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Basic Examples   (4)
Addition in held form:
An unevaluated assignment:
An unevaluated power:
Evaluate the expression by applying ReleaseHold:
Show a formula and its evaluation:
Addition in held form:
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An unevaluated assignment:
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An unevaluated power:
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Evaluate the expression by applying ReleaseHold:
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Show a formula and its evaluation:
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Scope   (1)
Display a sum of squares in unevaluated form:
Properties & Relations   (1)
HoldForm displays without a wrapper:
See the FullForm expression:
Hold gives the held expression with a wrapper:
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