Variables—Wolfram Language Documentation (original) (raw)

BUILT-IN SYMBOL

• See Also
  • Coefficient
• Related Guides
  • Polynomial Algebra
• Tech Notes
  • Finding the Structure of a Polynomial

Variables

Variables[poly]

gives a list of all independent variables in a polynomial.

Examples

open allclose all

Basic Examples (1)

Find a list of variables of a polynomial:

Scope (4)

A polynomial:

A list of polynomials:

A rational function:

Find variables in a radical expression:

Options (1)

Modulus (1)

Find variables present after reducing coefficients modulo 2:

Properties & Relations (1)

Possible Issues (1)

Variables looks for variables only inside sums, products, and rational powers:

History

Introduced in 1988 (1.0)

Wolfram Research (1988), Variables, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Variables.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), Variables, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Variables.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "Variables." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Variables.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). Variables. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Variables.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_variables, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Variables}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Variables.html}", note=[Accessed: 03-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_variables, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Variables}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Variables.html}, note=[Accessed: 03-May-2025 ]}