The cost command is used to compute an operation count for the numerical evaluation of the given arguments. The operation count is expressed as a polynomial in the names additions, multiplications, assignments, divisions, functions, storage, subscripts, integrals, products and assignments with non-negative integer coefficients.

Assignment of positive real values to these global names yields a weighted cost.

Note that the cost used for computing powers is as follows. For an integral power, repeated multiplication is assumed. For a general power it is assumed to be computed using exp and ln.

The command with(codegen,cost) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.