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<div><h1>Variable -- specify a name for a variable</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><tt>Variable => x</tt> -- an option used with <a href="___G__F.html" title="make a finite field">GF</a>, to specify a symbol to be used as a name for the generator of the Galois field.</div>
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<div class="single"><h2>Functions with optional argument named Variable :</h2>
<ul><li><span>GF(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="___G__F.html" title="make a finite field">GF</a> -- make a finite field</span></span></li>
<li><span>Grassmannian(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="___Grassmannian_lp__Z__Z_cm__Z__Z_rp.html" title="the Grassmannian of linear subspaces of a vector space">Grassmannian(ZZ,ZZ)</a> -- the Grassmannian of linear subspaces of a vector space</span></span></li>
<li><span><a href="../../IntegralClosure/html/_idealizer_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Sets the name of the indexed variables introduced in computing the endomorphism ring Hom(J,J).">idealizer(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Sets the name of the indexed variables introduced in computing the endomorphism ring Hom(J,J).</span></li>
<li><span><a href="../../IntegralClosure/html/_integral__Closure_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="set the base letter for the indexed variables introduced while computing the integral closure">integralClosure(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- set the base letter for the indexed variables introduced while computing the integral closure</span></li>
<li><span><tt>isReduction(..., Variable => ...)</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: [isReduction, Variable] -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>ringFromFractions(..., Variable => ...)</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: [ringFromFractions, Variable] -->)</span></li>
<li><span>Schubert(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="___Schubert_lp__Z__Z_cm__Z__Z_cm__Visible__List_rp.html" title="find the Pluecker ideal of a Schubert variety">Schubert(ZZ,ZZ,VisibleList)</a> -- find the Pluecker ideal of a Schubert variety</span></span></li>
<li><span>associatedGradedRing(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>distinguished(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>distinguishedAndMult(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>normalCone(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>reesAlgebra(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>reesIdeal(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>specialFiber(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span>specialFiberIdeal(..., Variable => ...), see <span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></span></li>
<li><span><a href="../../ReesAlgebra/html/_symmetric__Kernel_lp..._cm_sp__Variable_sp_eq_gt_sp..._rp.html" title="Choose name for variables in the created ring">symmetricKernel(..., Variable => ...)</a> -- Choose name for variables in the created ring</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>For the programmer</h2>
<p>The object <a href="___Variable.html" title="specify a name for a variable">Variable</a> is <span>a <a href="___Symbol.html">symbol</a></span>.</p>
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