RepeatedNull (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

p ... or RepeatedNull[p] is a pattern object that represents a sequence of zero or more expressions, each matching p.

Polygon (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Polygon[{pt_1, pt_2, ...}] is a graphics primitive that represents a filled polygon. Polygon[{{pt_11, pt_12, ...}, {pt_21, ...}, ...}] represents a collection of polygons.

Repeated (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

p .. or Repeated[p] is a pattern object that represents a sequence of one or more expressions, each matching p. Repeated[p, max] represents up to max expressions matching ...

Algebraic Numbers (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica's symbolic character allows it to provide deep integrated support for algebraic numbers. At the core are Root objects, which provide exact implicit ...

Curve Fitting & Approximate Functions (Mathematica Guide)

Built into Mathematica are state-of-the-art constrained nonlinear fitting capabilities, conveniently accessed with models given directly in symbolic form. Mathematica also ...

Procedural Programming (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica stands out from traditional computer languages in supporting many programming paradigms. Procedural programming is the only paradigm available in languages like C ...

Alternatives (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

p_1 | p_2 | ... is a pattern object which represents any of the patterns p_i.

Basic Input & Output in Programs (Mathematica Guide)

In Mathematica's standard notebook interface, you are directly giving input and getting output every time you press Shift+Enter. Although much more rarely needed than in more ...

Flow Control (Mathematica Guide)

Traditional procedural programming languages typically require programmers to define an explicit "flow of control" at every stage in their programs. Mathematica provides ...

DMSString (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DMSString[\[Theta]] converts an angle \[Theta] given in decimal degrees to a degrees-minutes-seconds string.DMSString[{\[Phi], \[Lambda]}] converts latitude and longitude ...