Functions of Complex Variables (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica transparently works with complex variables throughout, not only numerically, but also symbolically—often relying on original results to handle intricate branch ...

CloseKernels (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CloseKernels[] terminates all parallel kernels from the list Kernels[].CloseKernels[k] terminates the kernel k.CloseKernels[{k_1, k_2, ...}] terminates the kernels k_1, k_2, ...

USGSDEM (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

USGS ASCII DEM files. Standard format for the distribution of terrain elevation data for the United States. United States Geological Survey (USGS) standard. DEM is an acronym ...

StringSkeleton (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

StringSkeleton[n] represents a sequence of n omitted characters in a string printed with Short. The standard print form for StringSkeleton is an ellipsis.

CDED (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

Canadian digital elevation data. Standard format for the distribution of terrain elevation data for the United States. Canadian Centre for Topographic Information (CTI) ...

New in 7.0: Systems Interfaces & ... (Mathematica Guide)

Version 7.0 introduces built-in zero-configuration parallel computing. Taking full advantage of Mathematica's unique symbolic architecture, Version 7.0 provides an ...

Letters and Letter-like Forms (Mathematica Tutorial)

The complete collection of Greek letters in Mathematica. You can use Greek letters as the names of symbols. The only Greek letter with a built-in meaning in StandardForm is ...

Random Number Generation (Mathematica Tutorial)

The ability to generate pseudorandom numbers is important for simulating events, estimating probabilities and other quantities, making randomized assignments or selections, ...

Display of Numbers (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica provides flexible mechanisms for full typeset formatting of numbers of any magnitude and precision, to optimize readability, portability, and external ...

ShowShortBoxForm (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ShowShortBoxForm is an option for cells that specifies whether box expressions, which are used to represent two-dimensional forms in a cell, are displayed in a more compact ...