v12.0.0 [Apr 30, 2019]
- Object Information.
- Information (updated) — broad support for extracting information about objects.
- Functional Programming.
- SubsetMap — apply a function "in place" to subsets of elements.
- TakeLargest (updated) — new notation to report multiple properties of the results.
- TakeList — take a succession of sublists from a list.
- Keys, Values (updated) — support for wrapping results with a function before evaluation.
- AllowedHeads — specify heads to consider in operations.
- Expression Construction.
- Construct — construct an expression from its head and arguments.
- Curry — generalized operator form for any function.
- Sequence Operations.
- SequenceReplace — replace sequences that match a pattern.
- SequenceSplit — split at sequences that match a pattern.
- FindRepeat — find a repeating block in a sequence.
- Sorting & Ordering ».
- ReverseSort — sort in reverse order.
- NumericalSort — sort according to numerical value.
- NumericalOrder — ordering function for numerical values.
- Sort (updated) — support for extended ordering specifications.
- ReverseSortBy ▪ OrderingBy.
- NearestTo — operator form for Nearest.
- Date & Time.
- DateObject (updated) — support granular dates and no time zone.
- DateOverlapsQ — test whether two calendar dates overlap.
- DateWithinQ — test whether a calendar date is within another date.
- CurrentDate ▪ NextDate ▪ PreviousDate.
- TimeObject (updated) — improved consistency with DateObject.
- FromAbsoluteTime — conversion from absolute time.
- Computational Systems.
- CellularAutomaton (updated) — new forms of rule specification.
- RulePlot (updated) — new formats and rule types.
- Core Visualization.
- General Improvements.
- PlotMarkers (updated) — now follow the plot style.
- StreamMarkers, VectorMarkers — general shape of streamlines, vectors.
- Histogram, Histogram3D, . (updated) — optimized display for discrete data.
- Stacked Plots.
- StackedListPlot — plot values stacked on top of each other.
- StackedDateListPlot — plot time series stacked on top of each other.
- PlotLayout (updated) — option for stacked and percentile layout for many functions.
- These functions all support stacked and percentile multi-data layouts:.
- ListPlot ▪ ListLinePlot ▪ ListStepPlot ▪ ListLogPlot ▪ ListLogLogPlot ▪ ListLogLinearPlot ▪ DateListPlot ▪ DateListStepPlot ▪ DateListLogPlot.
- Multipanel Plots.
- PlotLayout (updated) — layout option extended to allow multiple plots in a grid.
- These functions have been updated to support multipanel layouts:.
- ListPlot ▪ ListLinePlot ▪ ListStepPlot ▪ ListLogPlot ▪ ListLogLogPlot ▪ ListLogLinearPlot ▪ DateListPlot ▪ DateListStepPlot ▪ DateListLogPlot.
- Scaled Plots.
- ScalingFunctions (updated) — many plots now support scaling for enhanced visualization range.
- These functions all received support for scaling in Version 12:.
- Plot3D ▪ ContourPlot ▪ DensityPlot ▪ ListPlot3D ▪ ListContourPlot ▪ ListDensityPlot ▪ ListPointPlot3D ▪ DiscretePlot ▪ DiscretePlot3D.
- Uncertainty Plots.
- IntervalMarkers — option for how to display uncertainty intervals.
- IntervalMarkersStyle — option for how to style uncertainty intervals.
- These functions have been updated to display uncertainty visualizations:.
- ListPlot ▪ ListLinePlot ▪ ListStepPlot ▪ ListLogPlot ▪ ListLogLogPlot ▪ ListLogLinearPlot ▪ DateListPlot ▪ DateListStepPlot ▪ DateListLogPlot.
- Automatic Labeling of Features.
- Callout, Labeled (updated) — label wrapper now supported in many functions.
- LabelingSize — option that controls size used for labels.
- LabelVisibility — option that controls priority of labels to display.
- These functions all received support for automatic labeling of features in Version 12:.
- Plot3D ▪ ListPlot3D ▪ ParametricPlot ▪ ParametricPlot3D ▪ PolarPlot ▪ ListPolarPlot ▪ RevolutionPlot3D ▪ SphericalPlot3D ▪ DiscretePlot ▪ DiscretePlot3D ▪ RegionPlot ▪ DensityPlot ▪ ListDensityPlot ▪ ListPointPlot3D.
- Symbolic Graphics Language.
- VertexTextureCoordinates (updated) — automatic mapping of textures onto polygons.
- Domain-Specific Visualization.
- Machine Learning Visualization ».
- FeatureSpacePlot — visualize feature vectors for numerical, textual, image, etc. data.
- FeatureSpacePlot3D — visualize feature vectors in 3D.
- Word Visualization.
- WordCloud (updated) — new options for processing and selection of words.
- PreprocessingRules ▪ WordSelectionFunction.
- Anatomical Visualization ».
v10.3.1 [Oct 19, 2015]
A list of key new features since 10.2.
Core Language
UpTo — specify up to a number of elements or parts
Comparison Operators
EqualTo — operator form for Equal
GreaterThan ▪ GreaterEqualThan ▪ LessThan ▪ LessEqualThan
Between — check if a number is contained in a given interval
Reversal-Related
IntegerReverse ▪ PalindromeQ
Echoing from Programs
Echo — display and return a result
EchoFunction — apply a function before displaying
Associations »
KeyMemberQ ▪ KeyFreeQ ▪ KeyCollisionFunction
Grid Interface
TextGrid — 2D ("spreadsheet") grid with textual elements
Knowledge Representation and Data
Entity Representation
EntityInstance — an instance of an entity (e.g. 5 kg of gold, USA in 1922, etc.)
EntityCopies — multiple copies of an entity (e.g. 10 baseballs)
EntityGroup — a group of entities treated as one (e.g. hamburger and fries)
New Types of Data
AnatomyData — extensive data on human anatomical structures
MortalityData — current and historical human mortality data for many countries
StandardOceanData — detailed properties of the standard ocean model
MathematicalFunctionData — properties and relations for mathematical functions
Textual & Linguistic Computation
Word-Oriented Computation
WordList — lists of words of various types in many languages
RandomWord — random word of a specified type
WordDefinition ▪ IncludeInflections
Text Analysis »
TextStructure — parse text into its grammatical structure
TextElement — symbolic representation of tagged text
Internationalization
WordTranslation — translations of words in many languages
Transliterate — transliterate between writing scripts
AlphabeticSort — sort according to the conventions of a given language
AlphabeticOrder ▪ CaseOrdering ▪ IgnorePunctuation
Text Patterns
NoWhitespace ▪ PunctuationCharacter
Geo & Date Computation
Travel Paths
TravelDirections — compute travel paths and directions
TravelTime ▪ TravelDistance ▪ TravelDirectionsData
Geographic Regions
GeoArea — area of a geographic region
Time Zones
TimeZoneOffset — numeric offset between different time zones
$SystemTimeZone ▪ $TimeZoneEntity
Time Series Visualization
DateListStepPlot — stepwise plots of time series
Mathematical Algorithms
Partial Differential Equations »
DSolve — extensive support for symbolic solutions of partial differential equations
DEigensystem — symbolic eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for ODEs and PDEs
DEigenvalues — symbolic eigenvalues for ODEs and PDEs
NDSolve — support for hybrid numerical PDEs
Signal Processing »
BandpassFilter — now supports quality factor specifications
BandstopFilter ▪ LeastSquaresFilterKernel
Probability & Statistics
Matrix Distributions »
WishartMatrixDistribution — matrix-valued chi-squared distribution
MatrixNormalDistribution ▪ MatrixTDistribution ▪ InverseWishartMatrixDistribution ▪ ...
Gaussian Structured Matrix Distributions
GaussianOrthogonalMatrixDistribution — Gaussian symmetric matrices (GOE)
GaussianUnitaryMatrixDistribution ▪ GaussianSymplecticMatrixDistribution
Uniform Structured Matrix Distributions
CircularRealMatrixDistribution — uniform orthogonal matrices (CRE)
CircularUnitaryMatrixDistribution ▪ CircularQuaternionMatrixDistribution ▪ CircularOrthogonalMatrixDistribution ▪ CircularSymplecticMatrixDistribution
Matrix Property Distributions
MatrixPropertyDistribution — distribution properties of matrices
TracyWidomDistribution — scaled largest eigenvalue of random symmetric matrices
MarchenkoPasturDistribution — singular values of Wishart matrices
Probability Distribution
ShiftedGompertzDistribution — technology adoption distribution
Deployment & External Operations
Cloud Deployment
FormPage — symbolic representation of a deployable form result page
ExportForm — support for new web-oriented output forms (e.g. "HTMLThemed")
GenerateHTTPResponse — simulate web server behavior for APIFunction etc.
Network Programming »
HostLookup — look up an IP address or host name (DNS and reverse DNS)
IPAddress — symbolic representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 IP address
SocketConnect — open a connection to a server at a given socket address
SocketObject — symbolic representation of a connected socket
v10.2 [Jul 16, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
v10.1 [Apr 2, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
v10.0.2 [Jul 9, 2014]
Mathematical Structures
- Larger-Scale & Extended Algebra
- Formal Math Operators
- Dimensional Variables
- Enhanced Graph Computation
Geometric Computation ALL NEW
- Symbolic Geometry
- Named & Formula Regions
- Mesh-Based Regions
Differential Equation Solving
- Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) & Finite Elements
- Symbolic Delay Differential Equations (DDEs)
- Hybrid Differential Equations
Machine Learning
- Highly Automated Machine Learning
- Built-in Classifier Collection
- Automated Time Series Analysis
Structured & Semantic Data
- Semantic Data Import
- Domain-Specific Language Interpretation
- Dataset & Query Framework
Core Language Enhancements
- Key-Value Associative Arrays
- Enhanced Functional Programming
- Symbolic Program Manipulation
Geographic Computation
- Geographic Visualization
- Geo-Related Properties
- Entity-Based Geocomputation
Time-Related Computation
- Symbolic Dates & Times
- Time Series Processing
Random Process Analysis
- Hidden Markov Processes & More
- Random Time Series
Visualization & Graphics
- Theme-Based Styling
- Added Visualization Categories
- Geographic Visualization
Image Processing
- More 2D Image Processing
- More 3D Image Processing
- Extended Color Support
Engineering Computation
- PDEs & Finite Elements
- Nonlinear Control Systems
- Enhanced Signal Processing
Software Engineering
- String, File, HTML Templating
- Automated Report Generation
- Integrated Unit Testing
External Connectivity
- Connected Device Framework
- Curated API Framework
- URL Manipulation
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