Texas Instruments TI-73, CBL 2 Error messages, Sample error messages, Press, Result, Description

Error messages

The TI-73 Explorer™ displays an error message whenever an error occurs.

Example: Generate an error by entering the least common multiple function lcm( followed by only one number.

Press Result

-l:

1b

2 7 ¡

(to select lcm()

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•To return to the Home screen with the cursor on a new entry line, select 1:Quit.

•To correct the error, select 2:Goto. The TI-73 Explorer returns to the original entry line with the cursor flashing at the location of the error.

(See Appendix B of the TI-73 Explorer Software Graphing Calculator Guidebook for a complete list of error conditions with explanations.)

Sample error messages

Error	Description
BREAK	You pressed ^to break a program execution, halt a
	DRAW instruction, or stop evaluation of an expression.
DIM	You attempted an operation that references more than
MISMATCH	one list with different dimensions (number of elements).
DIVIDE BY 0	You attempted to divide by 0.
	Note: Because The TI-73 Explorer allows undefined
	values on a graph, this error is not displayed during
	graphing.

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