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Browsable Index
Raabe test, Sum,
1071,
1296
Racah coefficients, SixJSymbol,
760,
1284
Radial Bessel functions,
775
Radians,
31,
32,
761
Radical simplification, FullSimplify,
813,
1159
RadicalBox,
445,
1254
Radicals,
820
expansion of, PowerExpand,
798,
1248
formatting of, RadicalBox,
445,
1254
input of,
178
numerical evaluation of,
763
Radiology formats, exporting, Export,
568,
1141
importing, Import,
570,
1176
Radix, for numbers,
438,
725
Radix conversion, IntegerDigits,
725,
1181
Ragged arrays,
290,
441
Ragged right, TextJustification,
610,
1303
Raise to a power, Power (^),
29,
1248
\raisebox (TeX), AdjustmentBox,
455,
1078
RAM,
75,
713
Random,
31,
747,
794,
1067,
1254
implementation of,
1067
Random access, to files, SetStreamPosition,
653,
1279
Random numbers,
31,
747
arbitrary precision,
747
lists of,
116
repeatability of,
748
seeds for,
748
with special distributions,
795
Random search, NMaximize,
1219,
1220
Random sequences,
980
$RandomState,
747,
748,
1336
Range,
119,
283,
898,
1255
Range arithmetic,
740
Ranges, Interval,
740,
1184
specification of in iterators,
83
Ranges of characters, CharacterRange,
413,
417,
1102
Ranges of elements, extracting from lists,
41
\rangle (TeX), \[RightAngleBracket]
( ),
1002
Rank, of matrix, MatrixRank,
907,
1208
Ranking, of elements in expressions, Ordering,
255,
1233
of elements in lists, Ordering,
129,
1233
Raster,
492,
497,
1255
Raster conversion, Export,
569,
1141
RasterArray,
497,
498,
1255
Rasters, importing graphics, Import,
571,
1176
Rational,
722,
1017,
1255
Rational approximation, ContinuedFraction,
754,
1112
Rationalize,
746,
754,
1256
Rational expressions,
69,
797
algebraic numbers in,
810
expansion of,
801
integration of,
862
pieces of,
74
structural operations on,
801
Rational functions, formatting of, FractionBox,
445,
1155
input of,
178
Rational numbers,
30,
722
set of, \[DoubleStruckCapitalQ]
( ),
992
Rationalize, Together,
70,
802,
1308
Rationalize,
746,
754,
1256
Rationals,
817,
1256
Ravel in APL, Flatten,
130,
255,
1150
Raw,
1016,
1256
Raw boxes,
461
entering,
463
Raw cell, entering,
572
Raw character input, $CharacterEncoding,
420,
1327
Raw codes, for characters,
418
Raw data,
1016
Raw form, of cells,
427,
572
Raw output, WriteString,
632,
1324
\[RawAmpersand]
(&),
1010,
1386
\[RawAt]
(@),
1010,
1386
\[RawBackquote]
(`),
1010,
1386
\[RawBackslash]
(\),
1010,
1386
\[RawColon]
(:),
1010,
1386
\[RawComma]
(,),
1010,
1387
\[RawDash]
(-),
1010,
1387
RawData,
600
\[RawDollar]
($),
1010,
1387
\[RawDot]
(.),
1010,
1387
\[RawDoubleQuote]
("),
1010,
1387
\[RawEqual]
(=),
1010,
1387
\[RawEscape]
( ),
1387
\[RawExclamation]
(!),
1010,
1387
\[RawGreater]
(>),
1010,
1387
\[RawLeftBrace]
({),
1010,
1387
\[RawLeftBracket]
([),
1010,
1387
\[RawLeftParenthesis]
((),
1010,
1387
\[RawLess]
(<),
1010,
1387
\[RawNumberSign]
(#),
1010,
1388
\[RawPercent]
(%),
1010,
1388
\[RawPlus]
(+),
1010,
1388
\[RawQuestion]
(?),
1010,
1388
\[RawQuote]
('),
1010,
1388
\[RawReturn]
( ),
1010,
1388
\[RawRightBrace]
(}),
1010,
1388
\[RawRightBracket]
(]),
1010,
1388
\[RawRightParenthesis]
()),
1010,
1388
\[RawSemicolon]
(;),
1010,
1388
\[RawSlash]
(/),
1010,
1388
\[RawSpace]
( ),
454,
1010,
1388
\[RawStar]
(*),
1010,
1388
\[RawTab]
( ),
1010,
1389
\[RawTilde]
(~),
1010,
1389
\[RawUnderscore]
(_),
1010,
1389
\[RawVerticalBar]
(|),
1010,
1389
\[RawWedge]
(^),
1010,
1389
\rbrace (TeX), \[RawRightBrace]
(}),
1010
\rceil (TeX), \[RightCeiling]
( ),
1002
Re,
34,
746,
813,
1256
\Re (TeX), \[GothicCapitalR]
( ),
992
Re-executing input lines,
702
Re-running calculations,
48
Read, from link, LinkRead,
680,
1198
Read,
649,
650,
1257
Readability, of subscripts, ScriptMinSize,
457,
1272
Reader, for Mathematica notebooks,
53
Mathematica,
1056
Mathematica language,
702
Reading, data files, Import,
207,
642,
1176
data files, ReadList,
644,
1257
from notebooks, NotebookRead,
585,
1225
from strings,
654
interactive input, Input,
478,
1178
objects of various types, ReadList,
645,
1257
of input,
48
packages, Get (<<),
59,
400,
1162
processing before interactive, $PreRead,
703,
1336
ReadList,
215,
644,
645,
647,
649,
1257
ReadProtected,
329,
330,
1258
Ready, to read link, LinkReadyQ,
681,
1198
Real,
30,
646,
722,
1017,
1258
Real numbers,
30
precision of,
727
set of, \[DoubleStruckCapitalR]
( ),
992
Real part, finding symbolic,
813
Re,
34,
746,
1256
Real-time 3D,
20
RealDigits,
725,
755,
1258
implementation of,
1067
RealList MathLink type,
665
Reals,
73,
817,
839,
1258
Reap,
284,
355,
1259
Rearranging polynomials, Collect,
797,
1106
Reciprocal, Divide (/),
29,
1127
Recomputation, avoiding by storing values,
315
Reconstruction, of numbers from digits, FromDigits,
725,
1158
Record, MathLink stream, MLCreateMark(),
693,
1341
of input, $Echo,
705,
1328
of session,
703
Record,
646,
1259
RecordLists,
644,
646,
1259
Records, null, NullRecords,
648,
1227
searching, FindList,
651,
1147
RecordSeparators,
646,
647,
648,
651,
1259
Recoupling coefficients,
760
Rectangle,
492,
516,
1260
Rectangular form,
813
Rectangular parallelepiped, Cuboid,
524,
1116
Recurrence equations, RSolve,
96,
891,
1269
Recurring decimals, RealDigits,
755,
1258
Recursion,
309,
315,
714
infinite,
369
tracing of, Trace,
359,
1310
Recursion equations, RSolve,
96,
891,
1269
$RecursionLimit,
369,
390,
715,
1048,
1337
Recursive functions,
316
Red,
500
Red variable names,
448
Redirection, of input and output,
204
of interactive output,
705
Redisplay graphics, Show,
139,
487,
1280
Redoing calculations,
48
Redraw plot, Show,
139,
487,
1280
Reduce,
90,
92,
830,
835,
839,
841,
843,
845,
1070,
1261
implementation of,
1070
Reduce in APL, Apply (@@),
243,
1081
Reducing expressions to standard form,
325
Reducing inequalities, Reduce,
835,
1261
Reducing radicals, RootReduce,
826,
1266
Reducing space,
454
Reduction, modular of polynomials, PolynomialMod,
804,
1246
of complex powers, ExpToTrig,
812,
1141
of trigonometric functions, TrigReduce,
71,
811,
1314
Reduction formulas, FunctionExpand,
792,
1159
Redundant linear equations, NullSpace,
910,
1227
Reference counts,
1066
References,
iv,
1066
in hyperlinks,
201
Referring to symbols by name,
402
Refine,
815,
816,
1261
Reflection formula, for gamma function, FullSimplify,
792,
1159
Reflectivity of surfaces,
546,
547
Region, Interval,
740,
1184
Polygon,
492,
1245
Regions, and inequalities, Reduce,
835,
1261
defined by inequalities,
836
Register link, LinkCreate,
680,
1197
\[RegisteredTrademark]
( ),
996,
1389
Registers, in compiled code,
377
Regression analysis,
109
Regular expressions,
58,
411
Reinterpolation, FunctionInterpolation,
935,
1160
Rejection of matches,
266
Relational operators,
86
input of,
1033
mixing of,
86
Relations, as equations,
84
involving special functions, FullSimplify,
792,
1159
Relative coordinates,
505,
531
Relative error, Precision,
727,
1249
Relative positions, of graphics objects, Offset,
507,
1230
Relative primality, GCD,
749,
1161
Release (Version 1 function), see Evaluate,
1402
ReleaseHold,
339,
369,
1261
$ReleaseNumber,
717,
1337
Releasing held arguments, Evaluate,
1047,
1136
Remainder, in polynomial division, PolynomialRemainder,
803,
1247
Mod,
31,
749,
1213
Remembering previously computed values,
314
Remote computers,
682,
690
Remove,
59,
395,
397,
403,
404,
1052,
1261
Removing assignments, Unset (=.),
304,
1316
Removing elements from lists, Delete,
125,
288,
1119
Drop,
123,
287,
1128
Removing elements that match a pattern, DeleteCases,
262,
1120
Removing files, DeleteFile,
641,
1120
Removing functions, Clear,
110,
1103
Removing objects,
1052
Removing sublists, Sequence,
258,
1275
Removing symbols, Clear,
304,
1103
Removing values, Unset (=.),
39,
1316
RenameDirectory,
641,
1262
RenameFile,
641,
1262
Renaming, of variables,
385
RenderAll,
555,
556,
1262
Rendering, low-level,
553
order of graphics,
494
suppressing for graphics,
491
Reordering, of rules,
310
of rules explicitly,
323
Reordering terms, Collect,
71,
1106
Repeat, Do,
112,
348,
1127
Repeated (..),
277,
1028,
1262
Repeated rule application, ReplaceRepeated (//.),
300,
1263
RepeatedNull (...),
277,
1028,
1262
Repeating expressions, Table,
116,
1299
Repetitive operations,
112,
241
Replace,
301,
1262
ReplaceAll (/.),
64,
65,
299,
1029,
1263
ReplaceList,
263,
271,
274,
302,
1263
Replacements, compared with assignments,
65,
66
creating functions to perform,
312
in programs, With,
380,
1323
of parts, ReplacePart,
125,
288,
1263
of parts without evaluation, ReplacePart,
339,
1263
of substrings, StringReplace,
410,
1292
Rule (->),
64,
1269
ReplacePart,
125,
235,
288,
339,
1263
ReplaceRepeated (//.),
300,
1029,
1263
Replaying input,
48,
702
Replaying sound, Show,
173,
1280
Replicating expressions, Table,
116,
1299
Report style definitions,
602
Representation, continued fraction, ContinuedFraction,
754,
1112
internal,
220
Representations, for expressions,
425
Reproducing examples from book,
xv
Requesting input, Input,
478,
1178
Resampling, FunctionInterpolation,
935,
1160
Reserved memory, in MathLink,
674
Reset medium, SetOptions,
635,
1278
ResetDirectory,
636,
1264
ResetMedium (Version 1 function), see SetOptions,
1402
Resetting, symbols,
404
Resetting parts of lists,
42
Reshape in APL, Partition,
128,
292,
1240
Residuals, minimization of, FindFit,
929,
1146
Residue, Mod,
749,
1213
Residue,
895,
1264
Resizing, constraints on, AspectRatioFixed,
616,
1084
Resizing graphics,
51
Resolution, of graphics, ImageResolution,
569,
1174
Resolve,
848,
1264
implementation of,
1070
Resource constraints,
712
Rest, of arguments in pure functions, SlotSequence (##),
250,
1285
Rest,
123,
1264
Restriction, of patterns, Condition (/;),
265,
1111
\[VerticalSeparator]
( ),
1001
Restrictions on transformation rules, Condition (/;),
265,
1111
Resultant,
803,
805,
1264
Results, in notebooks,
38
previous, Out (%),
38,
1234
tracing generation of,
362
Return,
48
Return,
353,
354,
366,
707,
1265
Return characters,
1037
in MS-DOS, DOSTextFormat,
1054
Return to directory, ResetDirectory,
636,
1264
ReturnExpressionPacket,
684
\[ReturnIndicator]
( ),
1009,
1389
\[ReturnKey]
( ),
1009,
1389
ReturnPacket,
685,
700
Returns, non-local, Throw,
354,
1304
soft,
460,
611
ReturnTextPacket,
683,
700
Reverse, strings, StringReverse,
407,
1293
Reverse,
127,
236,
1265
\[ReverseDoublePrime]
( ),
996,
1389
\[ReverseElement]
( ),
1004,
1389
\[ReverseEquilibrium]
( ),
1007,
1389
\[ReversePrime]
( ),
996,
1389
\[ReverseUpEquilibrium]
( ),
1007,
1390
Reversion of power series, InverseSeries,
887,
1188
Reviewing results,
38,
48
Revisions, in current version,
x
since earlier editions,
1402
Rewinding, after MathLink errors,
697
Rewrite rules, ReplaceList,
302,
1263
Rewriting, of strings, StringReplace,
410,
1292
Rewriting algebraic expressions,
67
Rewriting rule (transformation rules),
299
\rfloor (TeX), \[RightFloor]
( ),
1002
RGBColor,
499,
563,
1265
\[Rho]
( ),
175,
990,
1390
Riccati equations, DSolve,
873,
1129
Riemann hypothesis,
961
Riemann integrals,
867
Riemann P function, Hypergeometric2F1,
780,
1172
Riemann sheets,
762
Riemann zeta function, |