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GNU Octave (http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) is a free numerical computing
GNU Octave (http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) is a free numerical computing
environment largely compatible with Matlab. It is an old project, started in
environment largely compatible with Matlab. It was started in
1992 by [[John W. Eaton]] and used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide
1992 by [[John W. Eaton]] and is used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide
as a free alternative to Matlab.
as a free alternative to Matlab.


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contributions and test code before it is included in GNU Octave's core set of
contributions and test code before it is included in GNU Octave's core set of
functions.
functions.
Recent and ongoing improvements include a GUI and just-in-time compilation capabilities.


=== Organization home page url ===
=== Organization home page url ===
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