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>Introduction</title>

<para
>&kmplot; is a mathematical function plotter for the &kde; Desktop. It has a powerful built-in parser. You can plot different functions simultaneously and combine them to build new functions.</para>

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<para
>&kmplot; supports parametric functions and functions in polar coordinates. Several grid modes are supported. Plots may be printed with high precision in the correct scale.</para>

<para
>&kmplot; also provides some numerical an visual features like: <itemizedlist
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>Filling and calculating the area between the plot and the first axis</para
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>Finding maximum and minimum values</para
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>Changing function parameters dynamically</para
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>Plotting derivatives and integral functions.</para
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> These features help in learning the relationship between mathematical functions and their graphical representation in a coordinate system.</para>

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