Error Messages in Symbolic Calculations

The messages you may see during symbolic calculation include:

Argument too large/Integer too large in context/Object too large: Usually the result of evaluating an expression with a floating point value larger than about 10 to the 10 billion.

Discarding huge result: The answer is too large to display as a formatted math region. You can place the answer in the clipboard.

Expecting array or list: Operators in the expression you are simplifying or evaluating require vector or matrix operands.

Expression contains nonsymbolic operators: You're applying a symbolic operation to an expression containing operator or variable placeholders.

Floats not handled: The "Factor" command or keyword has been applied to an expression containing decimals.

Illegal function syntax: The symbolic processor can't interpret an expression like (f)(x).

Invalid arguments: The symbolic processor can't carry out the requested operation for the given arguments. You see this error, for example, if you apply a scalar function to an array without using the vectorize operator and choose Simplify from the Symbolics menu.

Invalid expansion point

You can't expand the expression around the point you've specified. Make sure you're using the "series" keyword for symbolic expansion correctly.

Invalid range: In looking for a numerical solution to an equation, the symbolic processor tried to evaluate one of its built-in functions at a point outside its domain.

No answer found; stack limit reached: The symbolic processor reached the limit of its internal expression stack without completing the evaluation or simplification you requested.

No answer found: The symbolic processor could not find an exact solution for the equation you were solving.

No closed form found for... : The symbolic processor couldn't find an indefinite integral for the expression you were integrating, or a closed form for the sum or product you were evaluating.

Syntax error: Usually the result of applying a symbolic operation to an inappropriate or incorrectly typed expression. Symbolic processing of expressions with units also generates this error.