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Chapter 2: The CATALOG , Variables, and Characters
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Recalling a Variable Value

Move the cursor to where you want to
insert the recalled variable value.
100
M

Display the
Rcl
prompt at the bottom of
the screen. ALPHA-lock is on.

Enter the variable name you want to recall.
- –
[V] [O] [L]

Recall the variable contents to the cursor
location. The
Rcl
prompt disappears and
the entry cursor returns.
b
Classifying Variables as Data Types
The TI
-
86 classifies variables according to data type and places each variable on a data-type
selection screen. You can display each screen by selecting the appropriate data type from
the
CATLG-VARS
menu, as described on page 43. Here are some examples.
If data... The TI
-
86 classifies the data type as... For example:
Begins with
{
and ends with
}
A list (
VARS LIST
screen)
{1,2,3}
Begins with
ã
and ends with
ä
A vector (
VARS VECTR
screen)
ã
1,2,3
ä
Begins with
ãã
and ends with
ää
A matrix (
VARS MATRX
screen)
ãã
1,2,3
äã
4,5,6
äã
7,8,9
ää
To cancel
RCL
, press
:
.
Editing a recalled value does
not change the value stored
to the variable.
When you store data in an
editor, the TI
-
86 recognizes
the data type according to th
e
editor. For example, only
vectors are stored using the
vector editor.