Mathematica always allows you to refer to special characters by using names such as ∖[Alpha] or explicit hexadecimal codes such as ∖:03b1. And when Mathematica writes out ...

lhs = rhs evaluates rhs and assigns the result to be the value of lhs. From then on, lhs is replaced by rhs whenever it appears. {l_1, l_2, ...} = {r_1, r_2, ...} evaluates ...

Extensively used within the Mathematica system itself, MathLink is Mathematica's unique high-level symbolic interface standard for interprogram communication. With convenient ...

Structural operations on polynomials. Here is a polynomial in one variable. Expand expands out products and powers, writing the polynomial as a simple sum of terms.

EdgeList[g] gives the list of edges for the graph g. EdgeList[g, patt] gives a list of edges that match the pattern patt.

NETTypeInfo[type] prints information about the specified type, including its inheritance hierarchy, assembly name, and its public members (constructors, methods, properties, ...

ExpandAll[expr] expands out all products and integer powers in any part of expr. ExpandAll[expr, patt] avoids expanding parts of expr that do not contain terms matching the ...

Links[] gives a list of all MathLink connections that are currently open. Links[patt] lists only links whose names match the specified string pattern.

SystemOptions["name"] gives the current setting for the internal system option with the specified name.SystemOptions[] gives the current settings for all settable internal ...

TraceBackward is an option for Trace and related functions which specifies whether to include preceding expressions on the evaluation chain that contains the pattern form ...