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SymbolName
SymbolName
[
symbol
]
gives the name of the specified symbol.
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SymbolName
evaluates its input.
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SymbolName
always returns a string.
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The name of the symbol
x
is the string
"x"
:
In[1]:=
Out[1]//InputForm=
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(1)
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