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Fortran (/ˈfɔːrtræn/; formerly FORTRAN) is a third-generation, compiled, imperative programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing.
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The extracted context around Fortran shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Fortran → A-0 System, April, Autocode, Backus, Best, Brooker, David Sayre, Ferranti Mercury, Grace Murray Hopper, Halcombe Laning, Harlan Herrick, Harold Stern, Heinz Rutishauser, IBM, Irving Ziller, John, Laning, Lois Haibt, Mark, MATH-MATIC Another extracted example is Fortran → American National Standards Institute, American Standard Fortran, American Standards Association, ANSI, BACKSPACE, Basic FORTRAN, BEMA, Business Equipment Manufacturers Association, COMPLEX, DATAprogram, DIMENSION, DOUBLE PRECISION, FORTRAN II, FORTRAN IV, FUNCTION, I/OFORMATstatement, IFstatementsDOloop, Main, March, PAUSE. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 274 structured relationships around Fortran. Examples in this analysis include Fortran → Designed by → John Backus and Fortran → Developer → John Backus and IBM. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortran | Designed by | John Backus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | Developer | John Backus and IBM | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | Filename extensions | .f90, .f, .for | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | First appeared | 1957; 69 years ago (1957) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | Paradigm | Multi-paradigm: structured, imperative (procedural, object-oriented), generic, array | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | Stable release | Fortran 2023 (ISO/IEC 1539:2023) / November 17, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-11-17) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | Typing discipline | Strong, static, manifest | 1.00 | infobox |
| Fortran | Website | fortran-lang.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| electrical engineering.By 1960 | instance of | The inclusion of a complex number data type in the language made Fortran especially suited to technical applications | 0.80 | text |
| versions of FORTRAN were available for the IBM 709 | instance of | The inclusion of a complex number data type in the language made Fortran especially suited to technical applications | 0.80 | text |
| 650 | instance of | The inclusion of a complex number data type in the language made Fortran especially suited to technical applications | 0.80 | text |
| 1620 | instance of | The inclusion of a complex number data type in the language made Fortran especially suited to technical applications | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Fortran bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Language, Standard and Programming. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Fortran, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Fortran with Evolution. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Fortran to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Technology, Standards & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Fortran · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
