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# pVariable -- Power-sum symmetric functions in a Symmetric ring

## Description

For a Symmetric ring R of dimension n, R.pVariable is a function which assigns to each index 1\leq i\leq n the i-th power-sum symmetric function. If i is outside the given bounds, an error is returned.

    i1 : R = symmetricRing(QQ,4);

    i2 : R.pVariable 2

    o2 = p
          2

    o2 : R

## See also

- eVariable -- Elementary symmetric functions in a Symmetric ring
- hVariable -- Complete symmetric functions in a Symmetric ring

## For the programmer

The object pVariable is a symbol.

The source of this document is in /build/macaulay2-88fgJW/macaulay2-1.25.11+ds/M2/Macaulay2/packages/SchurRings.m2:1839:0.