baseName(NCRingElement) -- Returns the base name of a generator of an NCRing

Synopsis

• Function: baseName

• Usage:

  name = baseName f

• Inputs:
  • f, an instance of the type NCRingElement,

Description

i1 : A = QQ{x,y,z,w}

o1 = A

o1 : NCPolynomialRing

i2 : baseName x

o2 = x

o2 : Symbol

i3 : B = QQ{p_1..p_6}

o3 = B

o3 : NCPolynomialRing

i4 : baseName p_1

o4 = p
      1

o4 : IndexedVariable