symbol function and nomal function

Hello everyone, we can define a funciton using

function [y1,...,yN] = myfun(x1,...,xM)

and also define a symbol functioon using

syms y(x)

y(x) =

But I wonder what's the difference between the two definations and which is better for a certain condition?

Answer 1

[KSSV]

syms stands for symbolic function......this is a kind of analytical way of solving the function. Where as other function is to make a part of code into a function.