Reference Guide

Full Command and Function Reference 3-25
The argument for AXES (a complex number or list) is stored as the fifth parameter in the
reserved variable PPAR. How the argument is used depends on the type of object it is:
• If the argument is a complex number, it replaces the current entry in PPAR.
• If the argument is a list containing any or all of the above variables, only variables that are
specified are affected.
atick has the same format as the argument for the ATICK command. This is the variable that is
affected by the ATICK command.
The default value for AXES is (0,0).
Axes labels are not displayed in PICT until subsequent execution of LABEL.
Access: …µ AXES
Input/Output:
Level 1/Argument 1 Level 1/Item 1
(x, y)
→
{ (x, y) atick “x-axis label” “y-axis label” }
→
Example: The command sequence
{ (0,0) 2 "t" "y" } AXES LABEL
specifies an axes intersection at (0,0), tick-mark annotation every 2 units, and puts the labels t and y
PICT. The labels are positioned to identify the horizontal and vertical axes respectively.
See also: ATICK, DRAW, DRAX, LABEL
AXL
Type: Command
Description: Converts a list to an array, or an array to a list.
Access: Convert, !Ú MATRIX CONVERT , or matrices !Ø OPERATIONS
Input: A list or an array.
Output: If the input is a list, returns the corresponding array. If the input is an array, returns the
corresponding list.
Example: Convert the following matrix to a list:
0 1
1 0
Command: AXL([[0,1][1,0]])
Result: {{0,1},{1,0}}
See also: AXM, AXQ
AXM
Type: Command
Description: Converts a numeric array (object type 3) to a symbolic matrix (object type 29), or a symbolic
matrix to a numeric array.
Access: Matrices, !Ø OPERATIONS
Input: A numeric array or a symbolic matrix.
Output: The corresponding symbolic matrix or numeric array.