Chapter 24
Calculator objects and flags
Numbers, lists, vectors, matrices, algebraics, etc., are calculator objects. They
are classified according to its nature into 30 different types, which are
described below. Flags are variables that can be used to control the calculator
properties. Flags were introduced in Chapter 2.
Description of calculator objects
The calculator recognizes the following object types:
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Number
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Type
Real Number
Complex Number
String
Real Array
Complex Array
List
Global Name
Local Name
Program
Algebraic object
Binary Integer
Graphic Object
Tagged Object
Unit Object
XLIB Name
Directory
Library
Backup Object
Built-in Function
Built-in Command
Example
-1.23E-5
(-1.2,2.3)
"Hello, world "
[[1 2][3 4]]
[[(1 2) (3 4)]
[(5 6) (7 8)]
{3 1 'PI'}
X
y
<<
a 'a^2' >>
'a^2+b^2'
#
2F1E h
Graphic 131 64
R: 43.5
3_m^2/s
XLIB 342 8
DIR É END
Library 1230"...
Backup MYDIR
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