Skip to main content

Questions tagged [undocumented]

Questions on undocumented functionality of Mathematica. Note that such functions might be subject to change without notice in future versions.

2 votes
1 answer
257 views

Experimental`CreateNumericalFunction

When working with a Compile function I can specify if a given argument is a matrix, a vector or a scalar. For instance, something like: ...
user12588's user avatar
  • 535
6 votes
0 answers
156 views

A Curiosity: What is DispatchQ?

As shown below, my autofill in Mathematica showed an interesting function: DispatchQ. Yet, it does not appear in the Mathematica Documentation Center, a search for ...
Just Some Old Man's user avatar
3 votes
0 answers
97 views

Why are some symbols recognized by Mathematica but nowhere in the documentation? [duplicate]

I was trying to calculate a Groebner basis for a given set of polynomials, and I did it successfully. But I wanted to calculate the conversion matrix between the original basis and the Groebner basis....
Bob Jones's user avatar
  • 131
6 votes
1 answer
216 views

Implicit Riccati Equation Solver (to find the anti-stabilizing solution)

I've found that the latest MATLAB icare() solver includes the possibility to find also the anti-stabilizing solution of the Riccati equation. I haven't found a ...
Mirko Aveta's user avatar
  • 2,202
5 votes
0 answers
69 views

What does the PerformanceGoal option of FindMinimum do?

FindFit and FindMinimum both have a PerformanceGoal option. It is not documented. What does ...
Szabolcs's user avatar
  • 236k
5 votes
1 answer
547 views

In search of lost time: Mathematica keyboard shortcuts

I am wondering about all the shortcuts that there are in Mma, besides the documented ones in https://reference.wolfram.com/language/tutorial/KeyboardShortcutListing.html. Are there any undocumented ...
hal's user avatar
  • 783
11 votes
1 answer
258 views

What's the solver behind Method -> {“EquationSimplification” -> “MassMatrix”}

Related: What's behind Method -> {“EquationSimplification” -> “Residual”} By reading the document carefully, I've learnt that there are 3 possible options in "EquationSimplification" ...
407PZ's user avatar
  • 1,461
3 votes
1 answer
146 views

Control page width when using ExportPacket[..., "InputText"]

Suppose we have a cell like this: ...
Szabolcs's user avatar
  • 236k
7 votes
1 answer
134 views

Is AlgebraicRulesData magical?

I am trying to understand what AlgebraicRules is all about in the answer to this question. It apparently returns an ...
QuantumDot's user avatar
  • 19.7k
16 votes
1 answer
316 views

What does Reduce`FreeVariables really do? And can we rely on it?

Very frequently, in answers on this site, the undocumented function Reduce`FreeVariables comes up in the context of generating a list of variables inside an ...
QuantumDot's user avatar
  • 19.7k
1 vote
0 answers
108 views

How to make my custom neural layer only apply noise during training (similar to how DropoutLayer behaves)?

Utilizing some undocumented Mathematica functionality, I implemented it like this: ...
aooiiii's user avatar
  • 619
5 votes
1 answer
205 views

How to author a workflow?

I find the workflow refpages in the doc center very helpful, and I'd like to make some of my own: Workflows seem to be notebooks of "Text" and ...
M.R.'s user avatar
  • 31.6k
5 votes
1 answer
154 views

Is it possible to get current thickness for every Line, Polygon, Circle object in a plot?

When exporting Mathematica graphics to raster formats with high resolution the common problem is that thickness for such objects as Line, ...
Alexey Popkov's user avatar
19 votes
1 answer
181 views

Why does setting SyntaxInformation add a definition to DefaultValues

Before setting any definitions to the symbol f, the DefaultValues of f is empty: ...
QuantumDot's user avatar
  • 19.7k
5 votes
1 answer
87 views

How to extend the DefaultDuration of Manipulate[] when it has Bookmarks?

How to extend the DefaultDuration of Manipulate[x,{x,0,1},Bookmarks->{"beginning":>(x=0),"end":>(x=1)}] to 20 ...
xingzheshengcun's user avatar

15 30 50 per page
1
3 4
5
6 7
22