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1.6 Interrupting Calculations

There will probably be times when you want to stop Mathematica TE in the middle of a calculation. Perhaps you realize that you asked Mathematica TE to do the wrong thing. Or perhaps the calculation is just taking a long time, and you want to find out what is going on.

How to interrupt a calculation in Mathematica.

On some computer systems, it may take Mathematica TE some time to respond to your interrupt. When Mathematica TE does respond, it will typically give you a menu of possible things to do.

Some typical options available when you interrupt a calculation in Mathematica.