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\L (TeX), \[CapitalLSlash]
( ),
998
\l (TeX), \[LSlash]
( ),
998
L-series, LerchPhi,
774,
1193
L'Hospital's rule,
893
Label, for window, WindowTitle,
620,
1322
Label,
354,
1190
Labeling, of three-dimensional graphics,
548
of two-dimensional graphics,
511
Labels, for cells, CellLabel,
607,
1099
formats for, StyleForm,
558,
1295
in graphics,
560
in notebooks,
38
in tables, TableHeadings,
443,
1300
on axes, AxesLabel,
134,
512,
1087
on plots, PlotLabel,
134,
511,
1243
Ladder form, of matrices, RowReduce,
907,
1268
Lagarias-Miller-Odlyzko algorithm, Prime,
1067,
1250
Lagrangian density, \[ScriptCapitalL]
( ),
992
Laguerre functions, LaguerreL,
778,
1191
LaguerreL,
766,
778,
1191
\[Lambda]
( ),
175,
990,
1374
Lambda expressions, Function (&),
249,
1159
Lambda function, Carmichael, CarmichaelLambda,
752,
1096
Lambert W function, ProductLog,
781,
1252
Lambert's law,
547
Lamina, Polygon,
520,
1245
\land (TeX), \[And]
( ),
1001,
1079
Landscape mode, ImageRotated,
569,
1174
\langle (TeX), \[LeftAngleBracket]
( ),
1002
Language,
592
$Language,
483,
706,
1331
Language options, for front end,
622
Language specification,
232,
467,
1018,
1023
LanguageCategory,
613,
1191
Languages, character sets for various, $CharacterEncoding,
421,
1327
for messages,
483,
706
traditional computer,
36
LAPACK,
1069
Eigensystem,
910,
1130
Laplace transform, discrete, ZTransform,
879,
1325
LaplaceTransform,
96,
875,
1191
Laplacian, \[Del]
( ),
1000
Laptop computers, styles for, ScreenStyleEnvironment,
197,
1272
Larger, Greater (>),
86,
1166
Largest, Max,
31,
129,
745,
1208
position of, Ordering,
129,
1233
Las Vegas integration, NIntegrate,
957,
1219
Laserprinter, copy of notebook, NotebookPrint,
591,
1224
Last,
122,
1191
Last result,
38
Lattice bottom, \[UpTee]
( ),
1007
LatticeReduce,
752,
754,
1067,
1191
implementation of,
1067
$LaunchDirectory,
637
Launching programs, in MathLink, LinkLaunch,
683,
1197
Laurent series, Series,
883,
1276
Laws of form, Nand,
87,
1215
Layout, of output,
444
of palettes,
452
of plots, GraphicsArray,
139,
1165
Lazy evaluation (delayed assignment),
311
Lazy S, \[Tilde]
( ),
1003
\lbrace (TeX), \[RawLeftBrace]
({),
1010
\lceil (TeX), \[LeftCeiling]
( ),
1002
LCM,
749,
1192
\ldots (TeX), \[Ellipsis]
( ),
996
\le (TeX), \[LessEqual]
( ),
1004,
1193
Leading, between cells, CellMargins,
605,
1099
LineSpacing,
611,
1196
Leading digits, in output of numbers,
437
LeafCount,
714,
1192
Learning Mathematica , suggestions about,
xiii
Least common multiple, LCM,
749,
1192
Least fixed point, FixedPoint,
241,
1149
Least integer function, Ceiling,
745,
1096
Least universal exponent, CarmichaelLambda,
752,
1096
Least-squares fits, FindFit,
108,
1146
Fit,
926,
929,
1149
Leaves, in expression trees,
237,
239
of parse tree,
467
Lebesgue integration, DiracDelta,
879,
1124
Left,
442,
450
\left (TeX),
456
Left aligned, TextAlignment,
610,
1303
Left justification, TextJustification,
610,
1303
Left shift, RotateLeft,
127,
291,
1266
\[LeftAngleBracket]
( ),
191,
1002,
1374
\[LeftArrow]
( ),
1006,
1374
\Leftarrow (TeX), \[DoubleLeftArrow]
( ),
1006
\leftarrow (TeX), \[LeftArrow]
( ),
1006
\[LeftArrowBar]
( ),
1006,
1374
\[LeftArrowRightArrow]
( ),
1006,
1374
\[LeftBracketingBar]
( ),
987,
1002,
1374
\[LeftCeiling]
( ),
1002,
1374
\[LeftDoubleBracket]
( ),
184,
1002,
1374
\[LeftDoubleBracketingBar]
( ),
1002,
1375
\[LeftDownTeeVector]
( ),
1007,
1375
\[LeftDownVector]
( ),
1007,
1375
\[LeftDownVectorBar]
( ),
1007,
1375
\[LeftFloor]
( ),
1002,
1375
\[LeftGuillemet]
( ),
996,
1375
\leftharpoonup (TeX), \[LeftVector]
( ),
1007
\[LeftModified]
( ),
1009,
1375
\[LeftRightArrow]
( ),
191,
1006,
1375
\Leftrightarrow (TeX), \[DoubleLeftRightArrow]
( ),
1006
\leftrightarrow (TeX), \[LeftRightArrow]
( ),
1006
\[LeftRightVector]
( ),
1007,
1375
\[LeftSkeleton]
( ),
1009,
1375
\[LeftTee]
( ),
1001,
1007,
1376
\[LeftTeeArrow]
( ),
1006,
1376
\[LeftTeeVector]
( ),
1007,
1376
\[LeftTriangle]
( ),
1005,
1376
\[LeftTriangleBar]
( ),
1005,
1376
\[LeftTriangleEqual]
( ),
1005,
1376
\[LeftUpDownVector]
( ),
1007,
1376
\[LeftUpTeeVector]
( ),
1007,
1376
\[LeftUpVector]
( ),
1007,
1376
\[LeftUpVectorBar]
( ),
1007,
1376
\[LeftVector]
( ),
1007,
1376
\[LeftVectorBar]
( ),
1007,
1376
Legendre functions, LegendreP,
777,
1192
Legendre polynomials, associated, LegendreP,
766,
1192
LegendreP,
766,
1192
Legendre symbol, JacobiSymbol,
752,
1189
Legendre-Jacobi elliptic integrals,
783
LegendreP,
766,
777,
778,
1192
LegendreQ,
777,
1192
Legends on plots,
560
PlotLabel,
134,
511,
1243
Length, of a vector, Norm,
119,
1221
of files, FileByteCount,
641,
1145
of numbers, Precision,
727,
1249
of strings, StringLength,
407,
1291
Length,
75,
119,
236,
1192
Lengths, of pages,
609
Lenstra-Lenstra-Lovasz algorithm, LatticeReduce,
754,
1067,
1191
\leq (TeX), \[LessEqual]
( ),
1004,
1193
Lerch transcendent, LerchPhi,
773,
1193
LerchPhi,
772,
773,
774,
1193
Less (<),
86,
1027,
1193
LessEqual (<=),
86,
1027,
1193
\[LessEqual]
( ),
182,
1004,
1377
\[LessEqualGreater]
( ),
1004,
1377
\[LessFullEqual]
( ),
1004,
1377
\[LessGreater]
( ),
1004,
1377
\[LessLess]
( ),
1004,
1377
\lesssim (TeX), \[LessTilde]
( ),
1004
\[LessSlantEqual]
( ),
1004,
1377
\[LessTilde]
( ),
1004,
1377
Letter-like forms,
984,
1351
LetterQ,
413,
1193
Letters, capital,
31
Greek,
174
of alphabet, CharacterRange,
413,
417,
1102
operations on,
413
Level,
239,
1193
Levels,
237,
1041
for cell options,
600
in contour plots, Contours,
519,
1113
in expressions,
1014
in Inner,
920
in lists,
129
in Map,
245
in Outer,
920
in Position,
238
negative,
239,
1041
permuting, Transpose,
290,
1313
Levenberg-Marquardt method, FindMinimum,
1068,
1148
Levi-Civita symbol, Signature,
760,
1282
Lexical analysis, in box input,
462,
1036
Lexical scoping, Module,
391,
1213
\lfloor (TeX), \[LeftFloor]
( ),
1002
Library, MathLink,
658,
1340
Library (packages),
59
Library directory, $BaseDirectory,
637,
1325
$LicenseExpirationDate,
718
$LicenseID,
718
$LicenseProcesses,
718
Licenses, network,
1058
$LicenseServer,
718
Lie derivative, \[Sterling]
( ),
994
Life, programs for Game of,
18
Light sources, coordinate system for,
546
default arrangement of,
545
\[LightBulb]
( ),
995,
1377
Lighting,
151,
155,
526,
544,
1194
LightSources,
545,
1194
Limit, on iteration, $IterationLimit,
369,
1330
on process number, $MaxLicenseProcesses,
718
on recursion, $RecursionLimit,
369,
1337
Limit,
95,
893,
1194
Limitations, on patterns, Conditions,
265
Limiting factors, in calculations,
76
Limiting functions, DiracDelta,
879,
1124
Limits, directional,
894
for sums,
184
formatting of,
458
formatting of, UnderoverscriptBox,
445,
1314
functions with definite,
894
in integrals,
866
infinite,
743
of unknown functions,
895
LimitsPositioning,
458,
1194
LimitsPositioningTokens,
459
Line,
492,
520,
1195
in three dimensions,
525
$Line,
702,
703,
1056,
1331
in dialogs,
708
Line breaking, in expressions,
459
\[NonBreakingSpace]
( ),
1008
Line breaks,
431
in strings,
415
Line continuation,
1038
Line feed,
415,
1037
Line length, output, PageWidth,
634,
1237
Line number, $Line,
1056,
1331
Line numbers,
38
in cells, CellLabel,
607,
1099
in notebooks,
50
preserving, CellLabelAutoDelete,
607,
1099
Linear algebra,
896
speed of,
77
Linear congruences, CarmichaelLambda,
752,
1096
Linear differential equations, DSolve,
871,
1129
Linear equations,
90,
820
matrices from, CoefficientArrays,
922,
1105
over integers,
842
Linear expressions, patterns for,
280
Linear fits, Fit,
926,
1149
Linear programming,
975
exact, Minimize,
92,
851,
1212
NMinimize,
106,
974,
1220
Linear syntax, for boxes,
1036
Linear systems, repeated solution of, LUDecomposition,
914,
1203
solution of, LinearSolve,
907,
1195
Linearity, property of functions,
255
LinearProgramming,
975,
1068,
1195
implementation of,
1068
LinearSolve,
907,
1069,
1195
implementation of,
1069
LinearSolveFunction,
252,
1196
\linebreak (TeX), \[NewLine]
( ),
460
LineIndent,
1196
LineIndentMaxFraction,
1196
Lines, colored, PlotStyle,
138,
1244
colors of in three dimensions,
528
continuation,
48
dashed, PlotStyle,
138,
1244
dashing of, Dashing,
501,
1117
grid in plots, GridLines,
515,
1167
in contour plots, ContourLines,
519,
1113
in tables, RowLines,
446,
1268
input, In,
702,
1177
length of, PageWidth,
634,
1237
multiple,
48
numbering of in dialogs,
708
output, Out (%),
702,
1234
previous output, Out (%),
38,
1234
styles for,
501
styles of, PlotStyle,
138,
503,
1244
thickness of, Thickness,
501,
1304
through points, PlotJoined,
159,
1243
Lines of text, exporting, Export,
643,
1141
importing, Import,
643,
1176
LineSpacing,
611,
1196
LinkClose,
680,
1196
LinkConnect,
680,
691,
1197
LinkCreate,
680,
1197
$Linked,
1331
Linked lists, Reap,
284,
355,
1259
Linking, Mathematica sessions,
680
LinkInterrupt,
686,
1197
LinkLaunch,
683,
1197
LinkObject,
659,
687,
1198
LinkPatterns,
662,
1198
LinkProtocol,
677,
1198
LinkRead,
680,
1198
LinkReadyQ,
680,
681,
1198
Links, in notebooks,
56
via MathLink,
657
Links,
662,
1198
LinkWrite,
680,
1199
LINPACK, Inverse,
903,
1185
LinearSolve,
907,
1195
LUDecomposition,
914,
1203
LISP, bigfloats,
731
bignums,
33
dynamic scoping in,
391
gensym in, Unique,
382,
1316
in MathLink,
658
pure functions in,
249
quote in, Hold,
338,
1169
Lissajous figures, ParametricPlot,
162,
1237
List,
40,
42,
115,
118,
232,
1199
List brackets,
1022
Listability, implementing, Thread,
256,
1304
Listable,
329,
332,
900,
1043,
1199
ListContourPlot,
159,
487,
1199
ListConvolve,
937,
1200
implementation of,
1069
ListCorrelate,
937,
1201
implementation of,
1069
ListDensityPlot,
159,
487,
1201
Listen on link, LinkCreate,
680,
1197
Listener, Mathematica,
702,
1056
Listing, of symbol names, Names,
403,
1215
ListInterpolation,
934,
1201
ListPlay,
172,
565,
1201
ListPlot,
158,
159,
487,
1202
ListPlot3D,
159,
487,
537,
542,
1202
ListPlotVectorField,
168
Lists, adding elements to,
125,
288
alphabetizing, Sort,
127,
1286
appending elements to, Append,
125,
288,
1080
applying functions to,
115
applying functions to specific elements of, MapAt,
246,
1205
arbitrary length in MathLink,
670
arithmetic on,
40
as arrays,
307
as collections of objects,
115
as matrices,
118,
899
as sets,
126
as tensors,
915
as vectors,
118
assignments to, Set (=),
305,
1277
automatic threading over, Listable,
329,
1199
blocks in, Partition,
292,
1240
building up iteratively,
306
combining, Union,
126,
1315
common elements in, Intersection,
127,
1184
concatenating, Join,
126,
1190
creating,
283
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