What does it mean if at the end of the instruction “; ” ?

a. After executing the instruction, the variables on the right are deleted.

b. Note line.

c. When the instruction is executed, the result does not appear on the screen.

d. The instruction will be executed more than once.e. The instruction will not be executed later.

[James Tursa]

This looks like you are taking a test. It would be inappropriate to answer your question.

[Voss]

You can do some tests to figure it out:

Case 1, without the semicolon:

x = sin(pi)

x = 1.2246e-16

Case 2, with the semicolon:

x = sin(pi);

What happened differently?

[James Tursa]

To Larger Group:

It appears to me that the person is likely taking a test at this very moment. Should I have just closed this question right away to prevent answers from showing up? I made a comment and tagged the question as such, but my actions did no good.

[Stephen23]

https://web.archive.org/web/20220316174433/https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1673189-what-does-it-mean-if-at-the-end-of-the-instruction

Answer 1

[Kevin Holly]

"hello world"

ans = "hello world"

"hello world";