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A novice user reading Q/A here: I sometime need to just understand the syntax and meaning of commands exampled here. where is the best place to find it?

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  • $\begingroup$ Please google Wolfram Mathematica Documentation Center. $\endgroup$
    – Naitree
    Oct 1, 2014 at 10:49
  • $\begingroup$ You might find this wiki question useful, especially this answer and this answer. $\endgroup$
    – WReach
    Oct 1, 2014 at 14:31
  • $\begingroup$ Help > Wolfram Documentation is the documentation. It is literally the best documentation I have ever seen in my life. $\endgroup$ Oct 1, 2014 at 14:39

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Built-in Mathematica symbols can be looked up directly in a Mathematica session by selecting the symbol/command text and hitting F1. This is also available in the menu: Help --> Find Selected Function.

The online Wolfram language reference includes categories for digging through the documentation, but it also includes a search box which can be used to quickly lookup symbols, built-in functions, packages, and related topics:

http://reference.wolfram.com/language/

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