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  <command>
    <title>NumIndets</title>
    <short_description>number of indeterminates</short_description>

    <description>
This function returns the number of indeterminates of the current ring or
of R.

<example>
  S ::= Q[x,y];
  Use R ::= Q[x,y,z];
  NumIndets();
3
-------------------------------
  NumIndets(S);
2
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</example>
    </description>

    <syntax>
NumIndets():INT
NumIndet(R:RING):INT
</syntax>

    <see>Indet</see>
    <see>IndetInd</see>
    <see>IndetIndex</see>
    <see>IndetName</see>
    <see>Indets</see>

    <type>ring</type>

    <key>numindets</key>
  </command>