Clearing symbol values, removing symbols from memory and general garbage collection.
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2answers
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Is there a way to separate variables between multiple notebooks?
I often correct homework by checking the calculations in Mathematica. Sometimes you would like to have two solutions open at once. However often defined symbols such as ...
15
votes
5answers
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How do I clear all user defined symbols?
Is there some way to do this other than going to Evaluation -> Quit kernel and firing a new one up?
12
votes
4answers
937 views
Clear complains that a variable is not a symbol or a string?
Here's a small listing where I've used EscqEsc to typeset θ in the notebook:
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7
votes
3answers
376 views
Elegant manipulation of the variables list
I have a list of global variables (some of them are indexed variables), for example:
varsH = Hold[U0[1], U0[2], B0, V0[1], V0[2]]
Or (if it is easier to handle) ...
10
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2answers
360 views
How to unload automatically loaded packages?
I know that this has been discussed here (How do I clear all user defined symbols?), but my case is somewhat different. How does one unload packages during runtime that were loaded with the start of ...
12
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3answers
297 views
How to clear parts of a memoized function?
I have a function of two variables, e.g.:
f[a_, b_] := f[a, b] = something f[a - 1, b - 1] etc
With the above code I used the concept of memoization to speed up ...
12
votes
6answers
333 views
How to clear all variables except one?
I have a lot of variables: $a,b,c,d, \ldots $
I want to clear the values of all of them except $b$. It's really lengthy to write
Clear[a];
Clear[c];
...
Is ...
