Ratios[list] gives the successive ratios of elements in list. Ratios[list, n] gives the n\[Null]^th iterated ratios of list. Ratios[list, {n_1, n_2, ...}] gives the ...

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HoldAll is an attribute which specifies that all arguments to a function are to be maintained in an unevaluated form.

IncludeConstantBasis is an option for LinearModelFit and other fitting functions that specifies whether a constant term should be included if not explicitly given in the list ...

Protect[s_1, s_2, ...] sets the attribute Protected for the symbols s_i. Protect["form_1", "form_2", ...] protects all symbols whose names match any of the string patterns ...

QGamma[z, q] gives the q-gamma function \[CapitalGamma]_q (z).

If you make a definition such as f[x_]:=value, Mathematica will use the value you give for any f function it encounters. In some cases, however, you may want to define a ...

Functions to pick out pieces of polynomials. Here is an algebraic expression. This gives the coefficient of x in e.

Calculus lets you approximate complicated functions with power series. Mathematica lets you generate and work with power series for a huge range of functions.

Building on Mathematica's unified symbolic architecture, Mathematica 7 introduces several major new integrated forms of data manipulation—including large-scale support for ...