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$Context
$Context
is a global variable that gives the current context.
MORE INFORMATION
Contexts are specified by strings of the form
"
name
`"
.
$Context
is modified by
Begin
,
BeginPackage
,
End
and
EndPackage
.
$Context
is a rough analog for
Mathematica
symbols of the current working directory for files in many operating systems.
EXAMPLES
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(1)
Give the current context. The default is
"Global`"
:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
New symbols created will have this context by default:
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
In[3]:=
Out[3]=
SEE ALSO
Context
$ContextPath
CellContext
TUTORIALS
Contexts
Setting up
Mathematica
Packages
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