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Scientific programming language

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In computer programming, a scientific programming language is a programming language optimized for the use of mathematical formulas and matrices. Although these functions can be performed using any language, scientific programming languages provide both a syntax and a standard library that facilitates their use. Such languages include ALGOL, APL,[1] Fortran, J, Julia, Maple, MATLAB, Python and R.

Scientific programming languages should not be confused with scientific language in general, which refers loosely to the higher standards in precision, correctness and concision expected from practitioners of the scientific method.

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  1. ^ "scientific language - Definition of scientific language". YourDictionary. The Computer Language Company Inc. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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