GNU Octave is a high-level programming language primarily intended for scientific computing and numerical computation.
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11 Facts About GNU Octave
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GNU Octave helps in solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with MATLAB.
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For example, GNU Octave was used on a massive parallel computer at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to find vulnerabilities related to guessing social security numbers.
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GNU Octave programs consist of a list of function calls or a script.
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GNU Octave uses the text before the cursor as the initial portion of the name to complete.
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When running interactively, GNU Octave saves the commands typed in an internal buffer so that they can be recalled and edited.
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GNU Octave includes a limited amount of support for organizing data in structures.
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GNU Octave has a mechanism for handling functions that take an unspecified number of arguments without explicit upper limit.
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GNU Octave has been built with MATLAB compatibility in mind, and shares many features with MATLAB:.
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GNU Octave comes with an official graphical user interface and an integrated development environment based on Qt.
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GNU Octave is more compatible with MATLAB than Scilab is, and FreeMat has not been updated since June 2013.
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