Install (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Install["name"] starts a MathLink-compatible external program and installs Mathematica definitions to call functions in it.

MedianDeviation (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

MedianDeviation[list] gives the median absolute deviation from the median of the elements in list.

MovingMedian (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

MovingMedian[list, r] gives the moving median of list, computed using spans of r elements.

StreamPosition (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

StreamPosition[stream] returns an integer that specifies the position of the current point in an open stream.

WindowOpacity (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

WindowOpacity is a notebook option that determines the overall opacity of a displayed window.

WindowToolbars (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

WindowToolbars is a notebook option that specifies the toolbars to include at the top of the window used to display the notebook on the screen.

$AssertFunction (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$AssertFunction specifies a function to apply to assertions that fail.

$SystemCharacterEncoding (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$SystemCharacterEncoding gives the default raw character encoding for the computer system on which Mathematica is being run.

$VersionNumber (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$VersionNumber is a real number which gives the current Mathematica kernel version number, and increases in successive versions.

Defining Variables (Mathematica Tutorial)

When you do long calculations, it is often convenient to give names to your intermediate results. Just as in standard mathematics, or in other computer languages, you can do ...