FindMaximum[f, x] searches for a local maximum in f, starting from an automatically selected point.FindMaximum[f, {x, x_0}] searches for a local maximum in f, starting from ...

CharacteristicFunction[dist, t] gives the characteristic function for the symbolic distribution dist as a function of the variable t.CharacteristicFunction[dist, {t_1, t_2, ...

MatrixPower[m, n] gives the n\[Null]\[Null]^th matrix power of the matrix m. MatrixPower[m, n, v] gives the n\[Null]^th matrix power of the matrix m applied to the vector v.

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CharacteristicPolynomial[m, x] gives the characteristic polynomial for the matrix m. CharacteristicPolynomial[{m, a}, x] gives the generalized characteristic polynomial with ...

RootSum[f, form] represents the sum of form[x] for all x that satisfy the polynomial equation f[x] == 0.

Functions that are specified by simple algebraic formulas tend to be such that when their input is changed only slightly, their output also changes only slightly. But ...

Any Mathematica symbol can have both a variety of types of values, and a variety of independently settable attributes that define overall aspects of its behavior.

Integrate[f, x] gives the indefinite integral \[Integral]f d x. Integrate[f, {x, x_min, x_max}] gives the definite integral \[Integral]_x_min^x_max\ f\ d x. Integrate[f, {x, ...

Shorthand notations are a part of Mathematica 's rich syntax system that allows multiple ways to feed arguments to functions. In addition to creating compact code, using ...