| layout | reference |
|---|---|
| permalink | /reference/ |
| root | .. |
{:auto_ids}
argument : A value given to a function or command when it runs.
environment : placeholder
escape sequence : placeholder
LaTeX : placeholder
markdown language : placeholder
math mode : placeholder
preamble : placeholder
WYSIWYG : placeholder
.tex : placeholder
additive color model : A way to represent colors as the sum of contributions from primary colors such as red, green, and blue.
case-insensitive : Treating text as if upper and lower case characters of the same letter were the same. See also: case-sensitive.
case-sensitive : Treating text as if upper and lower case characters of the same letter are different. See also: case-insensitive.
comment
: A remark in a program that is intended to help human readers understand what is going on,
but is ignored by the computer.
Comments in Python, R, and the Unix shell start with a # character and
run to the end of the line;
comments in SQL start with --,
and other languages have other conventions.
default value : A value to use for a parameter if nothing is specified explicitly.
documentation : Human-language text written to explain what software does, how it works, or how to use it.
function : A group of instructions (i.e., lines of code) that transform some input arguments to some output.
function call : A use of a function in another piece of software.
import : To load a library into a program.
integer : A whole number, such as -12343.
library : A family of code units (functions, classes, variables) that implement a set of related tasks.
parameter : A variable named in the function's declaration that is used to hold a value passed into the call. The term is often used interchangeably (and inconsistently) with argument.
RGB : An additive model that represents colors as combinations of red, green, and blue. Each color's value is typically in the range 0..255 (i.e., a one-byte integer).
syntax error : A programming error that occurs when statements are in an order or contain characters not expected by the programming language.
traceback : The sequence of function calls that led to an error.
variable : A value that has a name associated with it.