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Multiline Mathematica Expression

I want to break an expression over multiple lines in Mathematica. How do I accomplish this?

I want multiple lines for readability, but they should have no impact on evaluation.

Some of my (failed) attempts:

In[1]:= 2
+3
Out[1]= 2
Out[2]= 3

In[1]:= 2\[NewLine]+3
Out[1]= 2
Out[2]= 3

In[1]:= 2\
+3
Out[1]= 6

(Is the third usage a bug? It is multiplying the numbers.)

This works, but is ugly and undesirable:

In[1]:= 2(*
 *)+ 3
Out[1]= 5
Solution

  • Use an unmatched parenthesis to continue your input on subsequent lines:

    In[1]:= (2
+3)
Out[1]= 5

    Or, try moving the operator to the preceding line, as MMA will expect the next line to be a continuation:

    In[1]:= 2+
3
Out[1]= 5