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Needs

Needs
loads an appropriate file if the specified context is not already in $Packages.
Needs
loads file if the specified context is not already in $Packages.
MORE INFORMATION
  • Needs calls Get. By convention, the file loaded in this way is the one which contains a package that defines .
  • Needs typically reads in a file named .
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Basic Examples   (1)
Read in the file for the if it has not already been read:
The commands defined by the package are ready for use:
Read in the file for the Computer Arithmetic Package if it has not already been read:
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The commands defined by the package are ready for use:
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
In[3]:=
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