MATLAB
MATLAB (an abbreviation of "MATrix LABoratory") is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment developed by MathWorks. MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
| Paradigm | multi-paradigm: functional, imperative, procedural, object-oriented, array |
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| Designed by | Cleve Moler |
| Developer | MathWorks |
| First appeared | late 1970s |
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| Typing discipline | dynamic, weak |
| Filename extensions | .m, .p, .mex*, .mat, .fig, .mlx, .mlapp, .mltbx, .mlappinstall, .mlpkginstall |
| Website | mathworks.com |
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| MATLAB Software, GNU Octave, Sysquake | |
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| Developer(s) | MathWorks |
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| Initial release | 1984 |
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| Written in | C/C++, MATLAB |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, and Linux |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARM64 |
| Type | Numerical computing |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | mathworks.com |
Although MATLAB is intended primarily for numeric computing, an optional toolbox uses the MuPAD symbolic engine allowing access to symbolic computing abilities. An additional package, Simulink, adds graphical multi-domain simulation and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems.
As of 2020, MATLAB has more than four million users worldwide. They come from various backgrounds of engineering, science, and economics. As of 2017, more than 5000 global colleges and universities use MATLAB to support instruction and research.