describe

describe x -- prints the real name of x, ignoring the possible presence of a value for x.name. 

     i1 = R = ZZ/101[a,b,c,d]
     
     o1 = R
     
     o1 : PolynomialRing
     
     i2 = R
     
     o2 = R
     
     o2 : PolynomialRing
     
     i3 = describe R
     
     ZZ/101[a,b,c,d]

See also name.

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