Online Algebra Calculator
Many of users do not use powerful Maxima computer algebra system for systematic work, but for ad hoc algebraic calculations – equations, functions, matrixes, etc. only. To do this job, it is not useful to download the whole application from a web site.
-- System variable: maxima_tempdir maxima_tempdir names the directory in which Maxima creates some temporary files. In particular, temporary files for plotting are created in maxima_tempdir.
The initial value of maxima_tempdir is the users home directory, if Maxima can locate it; otherwise Maxima makes a guess about a suitable directory.
maxima_tempdir may be assigned a string which names a directory.
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