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Roughly how many times per day may WolframAlpha[] be used?

The integration of Wolfram|Alpha seems to be one of the (many!) major features of Mathematica 8. Earlier I was reading this Wolfram Blog archive and noticed quite a few articles talking about the use of this API. But what finally got me to ask my…
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I use WolframAlpha within Mathematica; would there be any advantage to buy Wolfram|Alpha PRO?

Our mathematics department provides us with the student edition of Mathematica $10.3.1.0$ and I often use the WolframAlpha["query"] command to use Wolfram|Alpha from within Mathematica. In an answer to a similar question: "Is the Wolfram | Alpha…
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Check remaining Wolfram|Alpha calls

As Wolfram|Alpha calls are limited, and on the other side increasingly frequent, I'd like to be able to check how many calls am I able to make at a given time. Is there a function or system variable that keeps this information? Bonus points if it…
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Is the Wolfram | Alpha output in Mathematica not Alpha Pro?

Mathematica 8 includes "Wolfram | Alpha integration", but the features of Alpha available in Mathematica seem not to include many of those available in the "Pro" version of Alpha. Does Mathematica 8 include Alpha's Plus features? If not, has…
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Convert WolframAlpha output to $\LaTeX$

I am using WolframAlpha app on my iPad and would like to confirm that there is no way to convert its output to $\LaTeX$ form? It would be nice to have this feature so as to copy it to Stack Exchange for questions. I do not have Wolfram…
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Why some alpha + Evaluate return Pod, some return only return an Entity?

Why some alpha + Evaluate return Pod, some return only return an Entity? Here is an example One guess is some direct match/index will return a Entity, if with some NLP of Input, then will return Pod something like:…
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Strange message appearing when using Wolfram Alpha in Mathematica

I have Mathematica 9.0.1.0 and I've recently noticed that whenever I press the equals sign and type something like Sech[x]^2, I get the message: I then tried other search queries, such as p^2, Hamiltonian, and 40 degrees 39'44''. I keep getting the…
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Permanently set options such as metric units for W|A queries

Mathematica lets me be so lazy that I don't even have to switch to a browser to check the weather report: The only problem is that it will automatically display the temperature and wind speed in Fahrenheit and miles per hour. Unfortunately I don't…
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How to change the Wolfram Alpha query timeout for Ctrl+=?

Sometimes retrieving results from Wolfram Alpha takes time and the default query timeout is not sufficient. For engagement with Wolfram Alpha implicitly for expr containing Units or Entities one can use the following wrapper to temporarily control…
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How can I analyse Mathematica data using Wolfram|Alpha?

How can I analyse data stored in Mathematica using Wolfram | Alpha? Here is an example: I have a list: a = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} I can plot it in Mathematica, like this: But once I try to use Wolfram | Alpha, an error message appears: How can I perform…
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Extracting Code Used in Wolfram Alpha Query Output

If I type == moon texture map into Mathematica it sends a query to Wolfram Alpha and gives me the following output: A 3D sphere with a moon surface texture is exactly what I was hoping for, but how can I get the code that was used to produce the…
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What is the current WolframAlpha server capacity?

Considering the increasing workload WolframAlpha is now receiving as it is getting more tightly integrated into the Wolfram language. With things like Entities even people who don't rely on free-form input (inline Ctrl+= and entire cell =+=) or raw…
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How can I get all the results from a Wolfram | Alpha query?

When I query Wolfram | Alpha with "city in orange county, california", it returns the first four results with a note that there are "42 total". I can then hit the "more" button until all 42 are visible. I tried to get the same 42 results as…
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Discrepancy between area given by CountryData and GeoArea of FullPolygon

CountryData["US", "Area"] puts the area of U.S. at $9.63\times 10^6 \textrm{ km}^2$, while CountryData["US", "FullPolygon"] // GeoArea returns $9.47\times 10^6 \textrm{ km}^2$. Where does this discrepancy come from? Mathematica isn't the most…
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Possible to batch WolframAlpha queries?

Sometimes I want some country data not available from CountryData. And issuing things like: WolframAlpha[ToString[#]<>" | whatever data", {{"Result", 1}, "ComputableData"} ]&/@CountryData["Countries"] is both incredibly…
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