# All Questions

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### Grid - problem with ItemSize being ignored

Bug introduced in 7.0 or earlier and persisting through 10.0.2 or later I have run into another problem with Grid today. An explicitly specified ...
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### Transition between graphs

I want to visually demonstrate the manipulations made to a graph. For instance, I have a graph g where using the command ...
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### Why is AstronomicalData so slow?

I'm having trouble getting some pretty simple functions using AstronomicalData to perform at anywhere near the speed I need them to. For example, I have many ...
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### Strange results while nesting scope constructs?

I did a handful of tests with Block, With, and Module and had a couple of new surprises. ...
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### Different calculation of median and quartiles, bug in BoxWhiskerChart?

When you plot a dataset with BoxWhiskerChart passing over the box in the plot with your mouse pointer shows some specifics about the dataset (min and max values, ...
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### Improve speed for calculating a recursive sequence

I want to calculate following recursive sequence: $\alpha_{0}=0,\\ \cos(\alpha_{i})=\cos(\alpha_{i-1})\cdot\cos(\beta_{i})+\sin(\alpha_{i-1})\cdot\sin(\beta_{i})\cdot\cos(\gamma_{i}).$ In ...
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### How to use Locators on a graphic in a tabview

Background: I want to split graphics in a Manipulate in several parts in a tabview control. But the tabview somehow interferes with the locators as in the following simplified example: ...
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### How can I add row and column header images to my TableForm output?

I am experimenting with the Eigenfaces algorithm and have my notes and experimental data collected in a Mathematica notebook. The result of an experimental run is a table of scores, where the smallest ...
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### Is there a way to have a Tooltip for non-editable raster graphics produced by MakeBoxes?

I have a function which produces a large object I would like to hide. Formatting is of course an option but I'm hoping for something a little more meaningful using raster graphics and ...
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### SubTitle and SubSubTitle do not group by default

For some reason, the SubTitle and SubSubTitle cell formats do not group automatically on my machine any more, and I cannot ...
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### What is my problem with MeshFunction?

I want plot the max value in a sine plot. We can use the following code ...
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### Inconsistent DistributionFitTest results?

In pondering this question, I used Mariana's function to generate the following data. ...
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### The introduction for Context in Wagner's book is out of date? [duplicate]

In Section 8.1.1 (P230 of the book, P249 of the PDF) of Wagner's book, the following example is shown: x = 5; tempx = 6; Begin["temp"]; {x, Globalx} The ...
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### Deleting quasi-duplicates from large list efficiently

I have the need to remove "duplicates" from large (>10K members) lists, where a "duplicate" is either a verbatim duplication, or the element's second entry exists as a first entry for some "earlier" ...
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### How to convert Graphics3D object into an Image3D object?

How does one convert a Graphics3D object into an Image3D object? E.g., start with ...
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### How can I define a Listable function only apply to a vector?

Consider the function f which should behave as f[{{1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6, 7}}] ...
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### Extract matrix from a system of linear equations [duplicate]

I have a big system of linear equations $f_i(x_1,...x_n)$ with $n$ variables and $n$ equations. I want to extract the matrix $M$ where $\vec{f}(\vec{x})=M\vec{x}$. For example if I have  f_1(x) = x ...
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### Unexpected behaviour of Solve applied to two equations in two variables

I have a simple Mathematica expression Solve[{a(a-1)Sqrt[1+a^2+b^2] == b(a^3-1), b(b-1)Sqrt[1+a^2+b^2] == a(b^3-1)}] which returns (on version 8.0, and also ...
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### Preserve information in flattening a nested list

I have a series of lists in the form below: list={ {1,1} , {2,2}, {3,{3,1},{3,2},{31,{31,1},{32,2}}} } Its a nested list which the dimension is changing case to ...
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### Combine InputAlias with InputString to parse expressions from a string

My knowledge of low-level notebook programming is very limited so I would be very grateful for any input regarding the following issue: I would like to define an input alias (via ...
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### How to draw a contour diagram in Mathematica?

This answer at Math.SE contains a neat contour diagram created using Mathematica: What Mathematica functions I can use to draw diagrams like this?
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### Converting to InputForm or StandardForm without deleting comments

Following on from this question: Is it possible to convert an expression to InputForm or StandardForm without losing the comments? For example, ...
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### Retrieving the text of a message

Is there a simple, built-in way to retrieve the text of a message, given it's identifier (such as Power::infy)? The documentation describes how ...
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### How can I highlight the points lying between two lines in a ListPlot?

I have a list of numbers like the following: list = Table[RandomInteger[1000], {i, 1000}]; And I plot them so: ...
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### Fast Sieve Implementation

I'm going to write a code to compete in performance with NewPGen. The goal is to sieve numbers that have small factors. Mine is very slow in compare with NewPGen. Here's my code: ...
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### Enhanced “Complete Selection” (dynamic autocomplete) for Text input?

The autocomplete ("Complete Selection") feature Ctrl-K (or F2 on Windows) works fine for functions and code input. Is there a way to enhance it for text input? Today’s standard (see e.g. OpenOffice ...
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### ColorFunction in Histogram[]

Let's say I have a Histogram: Histogram[RandomVariate[NormalDistribution[10, 2], 500]] and I want the bars positioned to ...
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### Determine page count programmatically [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Generating a table of contents By selecting File > Printing Settings > Headers and Footers from the menu, I am able to enter << Total Pages >> to print the total ...
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### Why does the name of a pattern affect the result of a transformation rule?

I was playing a little dirty, trying to get a template for defining a Curl[] operator. I wrote the following rule, which I knew was going to spit out a few ...
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### Where in the documentation can I find a list of function argument types?

Recently, I learned that it is possible to assign "types" to function arguments in the definition of a function. Suppose I have a function stringFun that does some ...
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### Variable variable names

I have two variables, $u \in \{0,40\}$ and $\gamma \in \{0,1\}$. I take $10$ values of $u$ and $5$ values of $\gamma$ and using their combinations as a pair of input parameters, I perform some ...
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### (Non-Convex) Polygon Union and Intersection Functions [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Intersecting graphics Back in 2009 I posted a question in comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica looking for a function which generates the union of two (not necessarily convex) ...
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### Emacs key bind on Mathematica Linux

This might not be Mathematica specific question but if there is anyone who can use Emacs keybind on Ubuntu Linux, would you share how you realize it? I'm using Mathematica student edition both on ...
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### How to properly DumpSave & Get Globals symbols inside packages while not touching Global context?

For efficiency reasons I prefer to use DumpSave instead of Save. For ease of access I prefer to save symbols in ...
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### How can we plot the complex roots of an equation?

If we'd like to display the $n$ roots of a polynomial on the complex plane as points, how can we do this? For example, if we have the equation $x^3 + x^2 + x + 1$, how can we plot the 3 roots as ...
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### Dataset with no members

I am trying to plan a framework for relational algebra using the Dataset capability of Mathematica 10. In the work of Date and Darwen, there are two concepts known as TABLE_DEE and TABLE_DUM. ...
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### Skip header lines on import

When importing a data file what are the comment symbols for Mathematica? That is, given a file like this blabla bulbul 1 2 6 54 7 ... .. what symbol do I have ...
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### Accidentally corrupted graphics (?) data of notebook — now it won't open

In the process of editing my scripts' variable names with a haphazard "replace in all open files" in my text editor, I accidentally replaced portions of graphics data in a notebook (and I believe this ...
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### Analysis of many similar x-ray Images

From a 3d x-ray scan, I have many similar slices to analyze. Is there a way to determine the position of the three rectangles and the inner circle?
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### Find positions of duplicates that are neighbours

Assuming the following list {1,2,3,3,5,6,3} I would like to get the position of values that are next to each other and are duplicates. That is, the output should be {3,4}. Thank you for any help. ...
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### What are the algorithm details of FindRoot?

The Help page of FindRoot says: "by default, FindRoot uses Newton's method (Newton-Raphson) to solve a nonlinear system". But I ...
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### Combining graphics

Original question I would like to put a coloured grid behind the following plot: which was generated by: ...
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### Issue with the NDSolve code

With this procedure, one may determine an eigen-value function $R(a)$ for any given $\Xi$ (say 0, 25, 50, 75, 100) ...
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### How does Mathematica determine that an evaluation should be terminated?

How exactly does Mathematica determine that evaluation of particular expression should be finished and the result should be returned? Here are some examples of unclear behavior which have arisen, ...
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### Mapping a pure function with multiple slots [duplicate]

Here is a pure function with multiple slots: (#1^2 + #2^2)&[3, 4] 25 But how can I map that pure function over lists of values? For example, say I want ...
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### How to connect Mathematica 9 to MS SQL 2012 using Windows 7 enterprise (64-bit)

I have used Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) with Mathematica 8.0 and MSSQL 2008 on Windows XP, but I can't get it to work on Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit) with Mathematica 9.0.1.0 and MS ...
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### How to add big data into a CDF file, without it being loaded into memory

I have 1 GB of data that I would like to add to a CDF file, but I would like to avoid it being loaded into memory when someone opens the file (Free Player). One gigabyte of info takes a lot of ...
Matrix inverse in mathematica If $A$ is an invertible $n \times n$ matrix, then $A\cdot A^{-1} = I$. To get this statement in Mathematica, you need the assumption ...