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Delete

delete variables from the working memory
Syntax 

Delete V_1, ...,V_n

where each V_i is the identifier of a variable in the working
memory.

Description
This function removes variables from the working memory. It will not delete global variables. For more information about memory in CoCoA, see the chapter entitled Memory Management. The command Memory() lists the contents of the working memory.

Example 
  Use R ::= QQ[x,y,z];
  X := Ideal(x,y);
  Y := 3;
  Use S ::= QQ[a,b];
  Z := a^2+b^2;
  Memory();  -- the contents of the working memory
["X", "Y", "Z"]
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  Delete X;
  Memory();  -- X has been deleted from the working memory
["It", "Y", "Z"]
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