Hi,
not sure whether these are the droids your looking for, but HoldForm and ReleaseHold might work:
x = HoldForm[10!]
and
x-1
x-1//ReleaseHold
There are related functions like Hold, HoldComplete, Unevaluated, and Defer.
Cheers,
Marco
That's it!
Thanks very much. Spent nearly an hour reading the documentation and didn't find it.
Also there is Inactive. Which to use will depend on specific needs. My guess is Defer might best suit them though.
Inactive
Defer
