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3.2.7 Commands and Functions for Data Types
***** NOT YET UPDATED TO CoCoA-5: follow with care *****

The following are commands and functions for data types:
Cast type conversion
CoeffRing the ring of coefficients of a polynomial ring
CurrentTypes lists all data types
Max a maximum element of a sequence or list
Min a minimum element of a sequence or list
shape extended list of types involved in an expression
type the data type of an expression


For details look up each item by name. Online, try ?ItemName or H.Syntax("ItemName") .