New in 6.0: Data Handling & Data Sources (Mathematica Guide)

Building on the concept of symbolic data description, Mathematica 6.0 introduced the major new "elements" framework for handling import and export of data, in nearly a ...

PrivateFontOptions (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PrivateFontOptions -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2, ...} is an option for selections that specifies settings for various font suboptions.

Patterns Involving Alternatives (Mathematica Tutorial)

Specifying patterns that involve alternatives. This defines h to give p when its argument is either a or b. The first two cases give p.

Introduction to Control Objects (Mathematica Tutorial)

Mathematica includes many controls and structures related to controls as part of its core language. These control objects are supported in a completely seamless way ...

X3D (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

MIME type: model/x3d+xml Web3D geometry format. Used for distributing 3D models on the web and in media applications. XML format. Can store multiple geometries. Introduced in ...

TagSet (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

f /: lhs = rhs assigns rhs to be the value of lhs, and associates the assignment with the symbol f.

TrekParameters (Equation Trekker Package Symbol)

TrekParameters is an option to EquationTrekker that specifies the dynamic parameters and their ranges.

GZIP (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

MIME type: application/x-gzip GZIP compression method and file format. General-purpose lossless compression method. Commonly used for archiving data and for exchanging files ...

NumberMultiplier (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NumberMultiplier is an option for NumberForm and related functions which gives the string to use as a multiplication sign in scientific notation.

Work with Statistical Distributions (Mathematica How To)

Statistical distributions have applications in many fields, including the biological, social, and physical sciences. Mathematica represents statistical distributions as ...