Optional (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

p : v is a pattern object that represents an expression of the form p, which, if omitted, should be replaced by v.

ODS (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

MIME type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet OpenDocument spreadsheet file. Used for storage and exchange of spreadsheet data and formulas. Is part of the OASIS ...

TranslationTransform (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

TranslationTransform[v] gives a TransformationFunction that represents translation of points by a vector v.

Clear My Definitions (Mathematica How To)

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 ...

Perform a Monte Carlo Simulation (Mathematica How To)

Monte Carlo methods use randomly generated numbers or events to simulate random processes and estimate complicated results. For example, they are used to model financial ...

Legend (Plot Legends Package Symbol)

Legend[{{box_1, text_1}, ...}, options] generates a legend with the specified boxes and text.Legend[func, num, options] generates a legend by applying func to numbers between ...

MarshalStringsAs (NETLink Symbol)

MarshalStringsAs is an option to DefineDLLFunction that specifies how string arguments should be marshaled into the DLL function. This applies to any arguments that are ...

InteractiveTradingChart (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

InteractiveTradingChart[{{date_1, {open_1, high_1, low_1, close_1, volume_1}}, ...}] makes a chart showing prices and volume for each date. InteractiveTradingChart[{" name", ...

EllipticK (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

EllipticK[m] gives the complete elliptic integral of the first kind K(m).

Control the Precision and Accuracy of ... (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica works with both exact quantities and approximate numbers. Using N , you can obtain a numerical approximation to an exact quantity with any desired precision or ...