Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 54)

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Chapter 2: The CATALOG , Variables, and Characters
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Recalling a Variable Value
ᕡ Move the cursor to where you want to
insert the recalled variable value.
100 M
ᕢ Display the Rcl prompt at the bottom of
the screen. ALPHA-lock is on.
ᕣ Enter the variable name you want to recall.
- –
[V] [O] [L]
ᕤ Recall the variable contents to the cursor
location. The Rcl prompt disappears and
the entry cursor returns.
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Classifying Variables as Data Types
The TI -86 classifies variables according to data type and places each variable on a data-type
selection screen. You can display each screen by selecting the appropriate data type from
the
CATLG-VARS menu, as described on page 43. Here are some examples.
If data... The TI - 86 classifies the data type as... For example:
Begins with { and ends with } A list ( VARS LIST screen) {1,2,3}
Begins with ã and ends with ä A vector ( VARS VECTR screen) г 1,2,3 д
Begins with ãã and ends with ää A matrix ( VARS MATRX screen) гг 1,2,3 дг 4,5,6 дг 7,8,9 дд
To cancel RCL, press : .
Editing a recalled value does
not change the value stored
to the variable.
When you store data in an
editor, the TI
- 86 recognizes
the data type according to the
editor. For example, only
vectors are stored using the
vector editor.