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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

Out

%n or Out[n]
is a global object that is assigned to be the value produced on the n^(th) output line.


gives the last result generated.


gives the result before last. %%...% (k times) gives the k^(th) previous result.

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  • Out[] is equivalent to .
  • Out[-k] is equivalent to %%...% (k times).

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Given a sequence of inputs:

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Out[1]=
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Out[2]=

Recall the outputs:

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Out[3]=
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Out[4]=
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