Shapes, Icons, and Related Characters (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica not only allows you to mix arbitrary graphics into text, but also provides convenient font characters for some common shapes and icons.

Standard Namespaces (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica allows arbitrary hierachical namespaces. However, several standard "contexts" are conventionally used for predefined purposes.

System & License Management (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica has flexible capabilities for per-machine or network license management.

Toolbars (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica's unified symbolic architecture makes it straightforward to add toolbars with any possible appearance and action to any Mathematica notebook.

Tokens Related to the Window Menu (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica allows any front end command to be executed programmatically from within the kernel by sending an appropriate front end token. There are tokens for all standard ...

\[Backslash] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 2216. Alias: Esc \ Esc. Infix operator. x ∖ y is by default interpreted as Backslash[x,y]. Used in mathematics for set difference. Also used to separate arguments of ...

\[Succeeds] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 227B. Infix ordering operator. x ≻ y is by default interpreted as Succeeds[x,y]. Used in mathematics to indicate various notions of partial ordering. Often applied ...

BinaryFormat (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

BinaryFormat is an option for OpenRead and related functions that specifies that a stream should be opened in binary format, so that no textual interpretation of newlines or ...

Catalan (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Catalan is Catalan's constant, with numerical value \[TildeEqual] 0.915966.

ColorSpace (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ColorSpace is an option for Image and related functions that specifies the color space to which color values refer.