Self

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Self is used in the definition of a Variable to refer to that variable. Usually, a variable cannot refer to itself -- because it creates a cyclic dependency -- so you cannot use Self in common expressions. One exceptions are in function [Dynamic]() refer to Self at a preceding Time period, e.g.

Variable X := Dynamic(10, Self[Time-1] * (1 + growth))

The last parameter of Dynamic is an expression that can refer to Self, provided it is for a previous Time, as in this case.

The other exception is in [IntraTable], a new feature not officially released that allows cells of a table to refer to each other, using Self.

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