A variety of moments or combinations of moments are used to summarize a distribution or data. Mean is used to indicate a center location, variance and standard deviation are ...

GroebnerBasis[{poly_1, poly_2, ...}, {x_1, x_2, ...}] gives a list of polynomials that form a Gröbner basis for the set of polynomials poly_i. GroebnerBasis[{poly_1, poly_2, ...

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TrigFactor[expr] factors trigonometric functions in expr.

Minimization and maximization. Minimize and Maximize yield lists giving the value attained at the minimum or maximum, together with rules specifying where the minimum or ...

Together[expr] puts terms in a sum over a common denominator, and cancels factors in the result.

Interpolation[{f_1, f_2, ...}] constructs an interpolation of the function values f_i, assumed to correspond to x values 1, 2, ... . Interpolation[{{x_1, f_1}, {x_2, f_2}, ...

LaguerreL[n, x] gives the Laguerre polynomial L_n (x). LaguerreL[n, a, x] gives the generalized Laguerre polynomial L_n^a(x).

MathieuCPrime[a, q, z] gives the derivative with respect to z of the even Mathieu function with characteristic value a and parameter q.

MathieuSPrime[a, q, z] gives the derivative with respect to z of the odd Mathieu function with characteristic value a and parameter q.