$BaseDirectory gives the base directory in which systemwide files to be loaded by Mathematica are conventionally placed.

Mathematica efficiently implements state-of-the-art data classification algorithms, allowing you to visualize distributions, search for nearest neighbors, and do cluster ...

DistributedContexts is an option for various parallel computing functions that specifies which definitions for symbols appearing in an expression should be distributed to all ...

PropertyValue[{obj, item}, name] gives the property value associated with name for item in obj.

Sending email from Mathematica. The examples below require that the default mail account settings have been configured in the Internet Connectivity > Mail Settings tab of the ...

Mathematica gives you the ability to fine-tune the level of detail for your plots. To get a rough sketch of a plot, you can tell Mathematica to plot fewer points. The more ...

MaximalIndepndentEdgeSet[g] gives a maximal independent edge set of an undirected graph g.

DiscreteIndicator[x, x_1, {u_1, u_2, ...}] yields the discrete indicator function, equal to 1 if x = x_1 and 0 if x = u_i for any i.

$DistributedContexts is the default value of the DistributedContexts option of functions such as ParallelTable and ParallelMap.

In many kinds of calculations, you need to set up "arrays" that contain sequences of expressions, each specified by a certain index. One way to implement arrays in ...