PascalDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PascalDistribution[n, p] represents a Pascal distribution with parameters n and p.

PlotRange (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PlotRange is an option for graphics functions that specifies what range of coordinates to include in a plot.

SystemsModelSeriesConnect (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SystemsModelSeriesConnect[sys_1, sys_2] connects TransferFunctionModel or StateSpaceModel objects sys_1 and sys_2 in series. SystemsModelSeriesConnect[sys_1, sys_2, {y, u}] ...

NLimit (Numerical Calculus Package Symbol)

NLimit[expr, z -> z_0] numerically finds the limiting value of expr as z approaches z_0.

ColorData (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ColorData["scheme"] gives a function that generates colors in the named color scheme when applied to parameter values. ColorData["scheme", " property"] gives the specified ...

EmpiricalDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

EmpiricalDistribution[{x_1, x_2, ...}] represents an empirical distribution based on the data values x_i.EmpiricalDistribution[{{x_1, y_1, ...}, {x_2, y_2, ...}, ...}] ...

SparseArray (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SparseArray[{pos_1 -> val_1, pos_2 -> val_2, ...}] yields a sparse array in which values val_i appear at positions pos_i. SparseArray[{pos_1, pos_2, ...} -> {val_1, val_2, ...

Plotting Search Data (Mathematica Tutorial)

The utility functions FindMinimumPlot and FindRootPlot show search data for FindMinimum and FindRoot for one- and two-dimensional functions. They work with essentially the ...

Selecting Data with Raw SQL (DatabaseLink Tutorial)

The raw SQL command SELECT selects and returns data from a database. An alternative is to use the Mathematica command SQLSelect, described in "Selecting Data". If you find ...

Random Number Generation (Mathematica Tutorial)

The ability to generate pseudorandom numbers is important for simulating events, estimating probabilities and other quantities, making randomized assignments or selections, ...