As discussed in "Exact and Approximate Results", Mathematica can handle approximate real numbers with any number of digits. In general, the precision of an approximate real ...

This document describes how to compile and run MathLink programs written in the C language on Linux systems. ("MathLink and External Program Communication" describes how to ...

In Mathematica's unified symbolic architecture, every Mathematica notebook you see is represented as a symbolic expression that can be manipulated and controlled ...

Built on powerful and elegant long-standing principles, the core Mathematica language has been gradually enhanced under tight control over its twenty-year history. Version ...

Built on powerful and elegant principles, the core Mathematica language has emerged over the past 20 years as perhaps the world's richest and deepest programming language. ...

If you want to do simple operations on Mathematica notebooks, then you will usually find it convenient just to use the interactive capabilities of the standard Mathematica ...

Supported Development Platforms Installing the MathLink Components Building MathLink Programs

"Interrupting Calculations" describes how you can interrupt a Mathematica computation by pressing appropriate keys on your keyboard. In some cases, you may want to simulate ...

CreateLibrary[source, name] compiles a string of C code and creates a library file, name.ext.CreateLibrary[{file 1, ...}, name] compiles a number of C source files and ...

AbsoluteFileName["name"] gives the full absolute version of the name for a file in your filesystem.