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GNU Octave

GNU Octave is a scientific programming language for scientific computing and numerical computation. Among other things, Octave can be used to solve linear and nonlinear problems numerically and to perform other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with MATLAB. It may also be used as a batch-oriented language. As part of the…

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Available in
18 languages
Developers
John W. Eaton and many others
License
2007: GPL-3.0-or-later[a] 1992: GPL-2.0-or-later[b]
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD
Release
4 January 1993; 33 years ago (4 January 1993) (first alpha release) 17 February 1994; 32 years ago (17 February 1994) (version 1.0)
Repository
hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave

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GNU Octave

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GNU Octave

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related to Function compatibility · 10
GNU Octave → Archived, Forge, Many, MATLAB, Octave, Octave Forge, Octave Wiki, The, Unimplemented, Wayback Machine
related to Comparison with similar software · 8
GNU Octave → Also, Alternatives, FreeMat, Julia, June, MATLAB, Octave, Scilab
related to Further reading · 8
GNU Octave → Archived, Beginner's Guide, Hansen, ISBN, Jesper Schmidt, June, Packt Publishing, Retrieved
has application · 5
GNU Octave → Below, Button, GUI, See GUI Development, With Octave
related to C++ integration · 5
GNU Octave → For, It, MATLAB, MEX, Octave
related to Unwind-protect · 5
GNU Octave → As, Lisp, MATLAB, Octave, The
Available in · 1
GNU Octave → 18 languages
Developers · 1
GNU Octave → John W. Eaton and many others
License · 1
GNU Octave → 2007: GPL-3.0-or-later[a] 1992: GPL-2.0-or-later[b]
Operating system · 1
GNU Octave → Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD

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GNU OctaveDevelopersJohn W. Eaton and many others1.00infobox
GNU OctaveLicense2007: GPL-3.0-or-later[a] 1992: GPL-2.0-or-later[b]1.00infobox
GNU OctaveOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, BSD1.00infobox
GNU OctaveRelease4 January 1993; 33 years ago (4 January 1993) (first alpha release) 17 February 1994; 32 years ago (17 February 1994) (version 1.0)1.00infobox
GNU OctaveRepositoryhg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave1.00infobox
GNU OctaveStable release11.3.0 / 1 June 2026; 2 months ago (1 June 2026)1.00infobox
GNU OctaveTypeScientific computing1.00infobox
GNU OctaveWebsiteoctave.org1.00infobox
GNU OctaveWritten inC++ (main), Octave itself (scripts), C (wrapper code), Fortran (linear algebra wrapper code)1.00infobox
GNU Octaveis ascientific programming language for scientific computing and numerical computation0.90text
GNU Octavehas applicationWith Octave0.60section

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