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Typographical Conventions

This manual uses some or all of these conventions.

Item
Convention
Example
Example code
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To assign the value 5 to A, enter
  • A = 5
    

Function names, syntax, filenames, directory/folder names, and user input
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The cos function finds the cosine of each array element.
Syntax line example is
MLGetVar ML_var_name
Buttons and keys
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Press the Enter key.
Literal strings (in syntax descriptions in reference chapters)
Monospace bold for literals
f = freqspace(n,'whole')
Mathematical
expressions
Italics for variables
Standard text font for functions, operators, and constants
This vector represents the polynomial p = x2 + 2x + 3.
MATLAB output
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MATLAB responds with
  • A =
       5
    

Menu and dialog box titles
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Choose the File Options menu.
New terms and for emphasis
Italics
An array is an ordered collection of information.
Omitted input arguments
(...) ellipsis denotes all of the input/output arguments from preceding syntaxes.
[c,ia,ib] = union(...)
String variables (from a finite list)
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sysc = d2c(sysd,'method')


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