Shortest[p] is a pattern object that matches the shortest sequence consistent with the pattern p.

$CharacterEncoding specifies the default raw character encoding to use for input and output functions.

Finding the date and time. This gives the current date and time. The Mathematica DateList function returns whatever your computer system gives as the current date and time. ...

Manipulating global options in the front end. Just like cells and notebooks, the complete Mathematica front end has various options, which you can look at and manipulate from ...

If you use the notebook front end for Mathematica, then you can enter some of the operations discussed here in special ways. Special and ordinary ways to enter mathematical ...

It is often useful to carry out a numerical integration using fixed step sizes. For example, certain methods such as "DoubleStep" and "Extrapolation" carry out a sequence of ...

Newton's method for nonlinear equations is based on a linear approximation so the Newton step is found simply by setting M_k(p)=0, Near a root of the equations, Newton's ...

MathLM administers licenses for organizations running multiple instances of Mathematica with a network license. Network licenses have two very important advantages: MathLM is ...

Mathematica includes many commands for word processing and formatting. You can set the following cell options from the Format menu: style, font, face, size, text color, ...

ConnectToFrontEnd[] establishes a link to the notebook front end for use by the UseFrontEnd[] function.