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Abort

Abort
generates an interrupt to abort a computation.
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  • You can call Abort anywhere within a computation. It has the same effect as an interactive interrupt in which you select the abort option.
  • You can use Abort as an "emergency stop" in a computation.
  • Once Abort has been called, Mathematica functions currently being evaluated return as quickly as possible.
  • In an interactive session, the final result from an aborted computation is $Aborted.
  • You can use CheckAbort to "catch" returns from an abort.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Abort execution of a sequence of commands:
A function for doing fixed-point iteration that aborts if the value gets above a certain limit:
An unstable iteration:
A stable iteration to approximate GoldenRatio:
Abort the numerical solution of a differential equation if the solution would become complex:
Abort execution of a sequence of commands:
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A function for doing fixed-point iteration that aborts if the value gets above a certain limit:
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Click for copyable input
An unstable iteration:
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A stable iteration to approximate GoldenRatio:
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Abort the numerical solution of a differential equation if the solution would become complex:
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Click for copyable input
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