\ -- a binary operator

Ways to use symbol \:

Function \ Ideal -- see Ideal / Function -- apply a function to generators of an ideal
Command \ Set -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Command \ String -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Command \ VirtualTally -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Command \ VisibleList -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Function \ Set -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Function \ String -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Function \ VirtualTally -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
Function \ VisibleList -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
RingMap \ VisibleList -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
SelfInitializingType \ VisibleList -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list

For the programmer

The object \ is a keyword.

This operator may be used as a binary operator in an expression like x\y. The user may install binary methods for handling such expressions with code such as

         X \ Y := (x,y) -> ...

where X is the class of x and Y is the class of y.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/operators.m2:393:0.