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[FDS]

Would someone be so kind to print the document "Easy Fit" of the latest blog into pdf format? Thank in advance!

[MikeArmstrong · Accepted solution]

There you go.

Mike

[FDS]

Thanks Mike, highly appreciated. Could you tell me whether clear.sym is a specific function for Prime or is there an alternative in MC15?

[MikeArmstrong]

From the help menu of Prime.

clear.sym(x, y, ...)—Clears variables x, y, ..., symbolically but not numerically.

Mike

[VladimirN]

FDS wrote:

... is a specific function for Prime or is there an alternative in MC15?

Yes, is a specific function only for Prime.

[MikeArmstrong]

Certainly an improvement on M15

Mike

[Werner_E]

VladimirN. wrote:

FDS wrote:

... is a specific function for Prime or is there an alternative in MC15?

Yes, is a specific function only for Prime.

But clear.sym(x) does the very same in Prime as x:=x in Mathcad 15.

The real improvement in Prime is the clear(x) function, which clears x for numeric evaluation, too.

Werner

[MikeArmstrong]

Werner Exinger wrote:


VladimirN. wrote:


FDS wrote:

... is a specific function for Prime or is there an alternative in MC15?


Yes, is a specific function only for Prime.


But clear.sym(x) does the very same in Prime as x:=x in Mathcad 15.

The real improvement in Prime is the clear(x) function, which clears x for numeric evaluation, too.

Werner

I suppose so, but at least it gives an indication of what Mathcad is doing to the reader. x:=x is not really self explanatory.

I agree that clear(x) is an improvement.

Mike

[Werner_E]

I suppose so, but at least it gives an indication of what Mathcad is doing to the reader. x:=x is not really self explanatory.

I agree that its not self explanatory, but  FDS was asking;  "Could you tell me whether clear.sym is a specific function for Prime or is there an alternative in MC15"

So yes, as a function its specific to Prime and, also, yes, there is an equivalent alternative in MC15.

Werner

[FDS]

Werner, thank you for your explanation. I always learn a lot from your comments in this collaboratory.