p : v is a pattern object that represents an expression of the form p, which, if omitted, should be replaced by v.
ParallelEvaluate[expr] evaluates the expression expr on all available parallel kernels and returns the list of results obtained.ParallelEvaluate[expr, kernel] evaluates expr ...
PermutationLength[perm] returns the number of integers moved by the permutation perm.
PlotPoints is an option for plotting functions that specifies how many initial sample points to use.
PolarTicks is an option for sector charts and polar plots that specifies tick marks for polar axes.
PopupMenu[x, {val_1, val_2, ...}] represents a popup menu with setting x and possible values val_i. PopupMenu[Dynamic[x], {val_1, ...}] takes the setting to be the ...
--x decreases the value of x by 1, returning the new value of x.
++x increases the value of x by 1, returning the new value of x.
PrivateEvaluationOptions -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2} is an option for selections that specifies settings for evaluation-related suboptions.
Protected is an attribute which prevents any values associated with a symbol from being modified.