Attributes[symbol] gives the list of attributes for a symbol.
When you set a value to a symbol, that value will be used for the symbol for the entire Mathematica session. Since symbols no longer in use can introduce unexpected errors ...
SetAttributes[s, attr] adds attr to the list of attributes of the symbol s.
FullDefinition[symbol] prints as the definitions given for symbol, and all symbols on which these depend.
StopScheduledTask[obj] deactivates the task obj.
The symbolic language paradigm of Mathematica takes the concept of variables and functions to a new level. In Mathematica a variable can not only stand for a value, but can ...
Parallelization is an option for Compile that specifies whether it should create a compiled function that could run in parallel.
Ordinary mathematical functions in Mathematica are always "listable", so that they are immediately applied in parallel across lists. Mathematica provides a wide variety of ...
IntervalMemberQ[interval, x] gives True if the number x lies within the specified interval, and False otherwise. IntervalMemberQ[interval_1, interval_2] gives True if ...
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.