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Numerics 

(pi) <1> <2> <3>
1-norm <1> <2>
2-norm (estimate of)

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pack
Padé approximation (of matrix exponential)
pagedlg
paging
    of screen
paging in the Command Window
PaperOrientation, Figure property
PaperPosition, Figure property
PaperPositionMode, Figure property
PaperSize, Figure property
PaperType, Figure property
PaperUnits, Figure property
parametric curve, plotting
Parent
    Axes property
    Figure property
    Image property
    Light property
    Line property
    Patch property
    rectangle property
    Root property
    Surface property
    Text property
    Uicontextmenu property
    Uicontrol property
    Uimenu property
parentheses (special characters) <1> <2>
pareto
Parlett's method (of evaluating matrix functions)
partial fraction expansion
partialpath
pascal
Pascal matrix <1> <2>
Patch
    converting a surface to <1> <2>
    creating
    defining default properties
    properties
    reducing number of faces <1> <2>
    reducing size of face <1> <2>
patch
path
    adding directories to
    building from parts
    current
    removing directories from
    viewing
path
pathname
    partial
pathnames
    of functions or files
    relative
pathtool
pause
pauses, removing
pausing M-file execution
pbaspect
pcg
pchip
pcode
pcolor
PCX <1> <2> <3>
    bit depths supported when writing
PDE See differential equation solvers
pdepe
pdeval
percent sign (special characters)
period (.), to distinguish matrix and array operations
period (special characters) <1> <2>
perms
permutation
    of array dimensions
    matrix <1> <2>
    random
permutations of n elements
permute
persistent
persistent variable
perspective projection, setting and querying
P-files
    checking existence of
phase, complex
    correcting angles
pi
pi () <1> <2> <3>
pie
pie3
pinv
platform MATLAB is running on
plot
    editing
plot box aspect ratio of axes
Plot Editor
    help for
    interface <1> <2>
plot, volumetric
    generating grid arrays for
    slice plot
plot3
PlotBoxAspectRatio, Axes property
PlotBoxAspectRatioMode, Axes property
plotedit
plotmatrix
plotting
    2-D plot
    3-D plot
    contours (a
    contours (ez function)
    errorbars
    ez-function mesh plot
    feather plots
    filled contours
    function plots
    functions with discontinuities
    histogram plots
    in polar coordinates
    isosurfaces
    loglog plot
    mathematical function
    mesh contour plot
    mesh plot
    parametric curve
    plot with two y-axes
    ribbon plot
    rose plot
    scatter plot <1> <2>
    scatter plot, 3-D
    semilogarithmic plot
    stairstep plot
    stem plot
    stem plot, 3-D
    surface plot
    surfaces
    velocity vectors <1> <2>
    volumetric slice plot
plotting See visualizing
plotyy
plus (M-file function equivalent for +)
PNG
    bit depths supported when writing
    reading with special imread syntax
    writing options for
        alpha
        background color
        chromaticities
        gamma
        interlace type
        resolution
        significant bits
        transparency
Pointer, Figure property
PointerLocation, Root property
PointerShapeCData, Figure property
PointerShapeHotSpot, Figure property
PointerWindow, Root property
pol2cart
polar <1> <2>
polar coordinates <1> <2> <3>
    plotting in
poles of transfer function
poly
polyarea
polyder
polyeig
polyfit
polygon
    area of
    creating with patch
    detecting points inside
polynomial
    characteristic
    coefficients (transfer function)
    curve fitting with
    derivative of
    division
    eigenvalue problem
    evaluation
    evaluation (matrix sense)
    multiplication
polyval
polyvalm
poorly conditioned
    eigenvalues
    matrix
pop-up menus
    defining choices
Position
    Axes property
    Figure property
    Light property
    Text property
    Uicontextmenu property
    Uicontrol property
    Uimenu property
position indicator in file
position of camera
    dollying
position of camera, setting and querying
Position, rectangle property
PostScript
    printing interpolated shading
pow2
power
    matrix See matrix exponential
    of two, next
power (M-file function equivalent for .^)
precision
    reading binary data writing
    writing binary data
prime factors
    dependence of Fourier transform on <1> <2> <3>
prime numbers <1> <2>
primes
print
print frames
printdlg
printer drivers
    GhostScript drivers
    interploated shading
    MATLAB printer drivers
printframe
PrintFrame Editor
printing
    borders
    GUIs
    interpolated shading
    on MS-Windows
    with a variable filename
    with non-normal EraseMode <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6>
    with print frames
printing tips
printing, suppressing
printopt
prod
product
    cumulative
    Kronecker tensor
    of array elements
    of vectors (cross)
    scalar (dot)
profile
profile report
profreport
projection type, setting and querying
ProjectionType, Axes property
K>> prompt
prompting users for input <1> <2>
propedit
Property Editor
    interface
Property Inspector
    starting
pseudoinverse
push buttons
pwd

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