Use Shorthand Notations (Mathematica How To)

Shorthand notations are a part of Mathematica 's rich syntax system that allows multiple ways to feed arguments to functions. In addition to creating compact code, using ...

\[DoubleVerticalBar] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 2225. Alias: Esc ␣|| Esc. Infix operator. x ∥ y is by default interpreted as DoubleVerticalBar[x,y]. Used in mathematics to indicate that x exactly divides y. Used ...

Work with Variables and Functions (Mathematica How To)

Variables and functions are integral to Mathematica 's symbolic programming language. These "How tos" give step-by-step instructions for common tasks related to variables, ...

MathLink API (Mathematica Guide)

Extensively used within the Mathematica system itself, MathLink is Mathematica's unique high-level symbolic interface standard for interprogram communication. With convenient ...

What Is MathLM? (Mathematica Tutorial)

MathLM administers licenses for organizations running multiple instances of Mathematica with a network license. Network licenses have two very important advantages: MathLM is ...

RayleighDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

RayleighDistribution[\[Sigma]] represents the Rayleigh distribution with scale parameter \[Sigma].

DMSString (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DMSString[\[Theta]] converts an angle \[Theta] given in decimal degrees to a degrees-minutes-seconds string.DMSString[{\[Phi], \[Lambda]}] converts latitude and longitude ...

GeoDirection (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

GeoDirection[{lat_1, long_1}, {lat_2, long_2}] gives the azimuthal direction from one latitude-longitude position on the Earth to another.GeoDirection[pos_1, pos_2] gives the ...

Latitude (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Latitude[pos] gives the latitude in degrees of a geographic position specified by pos.Latitude[pos, datum] gives the latitude referring to the specified geodetic datum.

Longitude (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Longitude[pos] gives the longitude in degrees of a geographic position specified by pos.Longitude[pos, datum] gives the longitude referring to the specified geodetic datum.