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Scilab keywords

  • ansanswer
  • backslashleft matrix division.
  • brackets([,]) left and right brackets
  • casekeyword used in select
  • colon(:) colon operator
  • comma(,) column, instruction, argument separator
  • commentscomments
  • comparisoncomparison, relational operators
  • dolanguage keyword for loops
  • dot(.) symbol
  • elsekeyword in if-then-else
  • elseifkeyword in if-then-else
  • empty([]) empty matrix
  • endend keyword
  • equal(=) assignment , comparison, equal sign
  • forlanguage keyword for loops
  • globalDefine global variable
  • hat(^) exponentiation
  • ifconditional execution
  • left([) left bracket
  • less(<) greater than comparison
  • minus(-) substraction operator, sign changes
  • not(~) logical not
  • parents( ) left and right parenthesis
  • percent(%) special character
  • plus(+) addition operator
  • powerpower operation (^,.^)
  • quote(') transpose operator, string delimiter
  • returnreturn or resume execution and copy some local variables
  • selectselect keyword
  • semicolonending expression and row separator
  • slash(/) right division and feed back
  • star(*) multiplication operator
  • thenkeyword in if-then-else
  • tilda(~) logical not
  • trybeginning of catch block in try-catch control instruction
  • whilewhile keyword
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