describe

describe x -- returns a string containing the real name of x, bypassing the feature which causes certian types of things to acquire the names of global variables to which they are assigned.

i1 : R = ZZ/101[a,b,c,d];
i2 : R

o2 = R

o2 : PolynomialRing
i3 : describe R

o3 = ZZ/101[a,b,c,d]

o3 : String

See also name.

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