Maple (software)
Maple is a symbolic and numeric computing environment as well as a multi-paradigm programming language. It covers several areas of technical computing, such as symbolic mathematics, numerical analysis, data processing, visualization, and others. A toolbox, MapleSim, adds functionality for multidomain physical modeling and code generation.
| Developer(s) | Waterloo Maple (Maplesoft) |
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| Initial release | 1982 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C, Java, Maple |
| Platform | Windows (7, 8 and 10), macOS, Linux |
| Available in | English, Japanese, and limited support in additional languages |
| Type | Computer algebra system, Numeric computation |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | www |
Maple's capacity for symbolic computing include those of a general-purpose computer algebra system. For instance, it can manipulate mathematical expressions and find symbolic solutions to certain problems, such as those arising from ordinary and partial differential equations.
Maple is developed commercially by the Canadian software company Maplesoft. The name 'Maple' is a reference to the software's Canadian heritage.