| MATLAB Function Reference | |
Special Characters
| : | Specify range of array elements |
| ( ) | Pass function arguments, or prioritize operations |
| [ ] | Construct array |
| { } | Construct cell array |
| . | Decimal point, or structure field separator |
| ... | Continue statement to next line |
| , | Array row element separator |
| ; | Array column element separator |
| % | Insert comment line into code |
| ! | Command to operating system |
| = | Assignment |
Arithmetic Operations
| + | Plus |
| - | Minus |
| . | Decimal point |
| = | Assignment |
| * | Matrix multiplication |
| / | Matrix right division |
| \ | Matrix left division |
| ^ | Matrix power |
| ' | Matrix transpose |
| .* | Array multiplication (element-wise) |
| ./ | Array right division (element-wise) |
| .\ | Array left division (element-wise) |
| .^ | Array power (element-wise) |
| .' | Array transpose |
| bitand | Bit-wise AND |
| bitcmp | Bit-wise complement |
| bitor | Bit-wise OR |
| bitmax | Maximum floating-point integer |
| bitset | Set bit at specified position |
| bitshift | Bit-wise shift |
| bitget | Get bit at specified position |
| bitxor | Bit-wise XOR |
Relational Operations
| < | Less than |
| <= | Less than or equal to |
| > | Greater than |
| >= | Greater than or equal to |
| == | Equal to |
| ~= | Not equal to |
Logical Operations
| && | Logical AND |
| || | Logical OR |
| & | Logical AND for arrays |
| | | Logical OR for arrays |
| ~ | Logical NOT |
| all | Test to determine if all elements are nonzero |
| any | Test for any nonzero elements |
| false | False array |
| find | Find indices and values of nonzero elements |
| is* | Detect state |
| isa | Detect object of given class |
| iskeyword | Determine if string is MATLAB keyword |
| isvarname | Determine if string is valid variable name |
| logical | Convert numeric values to logical |
| true | True array |
| xor | Logical EXCLUSIVE OR |
Set Operations
| intersect | Set intersection of two vectors |
| ismember | Detect members of set |
| setdiff | Return set difference of two vectors |
| issorted | Determine if set elements are in sorted order |
| setxor | Set exclusive or of two vectors |
| union | Set union of two vectors |
| unique | Unique elements of vector |
Date and Time Operations
| calendar | Calendar for specified month |
| clock | Current time as date vector |
| cputime | Elapsed CPU time |
| date | Current date string |
| datenum | Serial date number |
| datestr | Convert serial date number to string |
| datevec | Date components |
| eomday | End of month |
| etime | Elapsed time |
| now | Current date and time |
| tic, toc | Stopwatch timer |
| weekday | Day of the week |
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