Conjugate[z] or z\[Conjugate] gives the complex conjugate of the complex number z.

StandardDeviation[list] gives the sample standard deviation of the elements in list. StandardDeviation[dist] gives the standard deviation of the symbolic distribution dist.

A "How to" describes how to carry out particular tasks with Mathematica, giving step-by-step instructions for common cases.

The built-in functions of Mathematica implement a very large number of algorithms from computer science and mathematics. Some of these algorithms are fairly old, but the vast ...

GenericCylindricalDecomposition[ineqs, {x_1, x_2, ...}] finds the full-dimensional part of the decomposition of the region represented by the inequalities ineqs into ...

Cos[z] gives the cosine of z.

Sin[z] gives the sine of z.

Newton's method for nonlinear equations is based on a linear approximation so the Newton step is found simply by setting M_k(p)=0, Near a root of the equations, Newton's ...

Using the latest platform-optimized code, Mathematica not only delivers high-efficiency machine-precision evaluation of elementary functions, but also—using a number of ...