$MaxExtraPrecision (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$MaxExtraPrecision gives the maximum number of extra digits of precision to be used in functions such as N.

SQLBeginTransaction (DatabaseLink Symbol)

SQLBeginTransaction[conn] initiates an SQL transaction.

SQLCommitTransaction (DatabaseLink Symbol)

SQLCommitTransaction[conn] commits an SQL transaction.

Working with String Patterns (Mathematica Tutorial)

The general symbolic string patterns in Mathematica allow you to perform powerful string manipulation efficiently. What follows discusses the details of string patterns, ...

GIF (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

Registered MIME type: image/gif GIF raster image format. Commonly used for static and animated graphics on the web. GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. Binary ...

OFF (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

OFF 3D geometry format. Used for storing and exchanging 3D models. OFF is an acronym for Object File Format. Occasionally called COFF if color information is present. Related ...

PLY (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

3D geometry format. ASCII or binary format. Used for storage and interchange of 3D graphical objects. Known as Stanford Triangle Format. PLY is an acronym derived from ...

ImageSize (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ImageSize is an option that specifies the overall size of an image to display for an object.

ParameterEstimator (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ParameterEstimator is an option to EstimatedDistribution and FindDistributionParameters that specifies what parameter estimator to use.

Approximate Functions and Interpolation (Mathematica Tutorial)

In many kinds of numerical computations, it is convenient to introduce approximate functions. Approximate functions can be thought of as generalizations of ordinary ...