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FFTW

software library for computing discrete Fourier transforms
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FFTW

Summary

FFTW is a software library[1]. FFTW draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #54 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • FFTW received the J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software[3].
  • FFTW's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • FFTW's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • FFTW's logo image is recorded as Fftw-logo-med.gif[6].
  • FFTW's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[7].
  • FFTW's programmed in is recorded as OCaml[8].
  • FFTW's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • FFTW's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[10].
  • FFTW's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.7[11].
  • FFTW's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.8[12].
  • FFTW's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.9[13].
  • FFTW's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.10[14].
  • FFTW's has use is recorded as numerical analysis[15].
  • +1997-03-24T00:00:00Z marks the founding of FFTW[16].
  • FFTW's publication date is recorded as +1997-03-24T00:00:00Z[17].
  • FFTW's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08gt0_[18].
  • FFTW's official website is recorded as https://www.fftw.org/[19].
  • FFTW's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/FFTW/fftw3[20].
  • FFTW's Open Hub ID is recorded as fftw[21].
  • FFTW's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as Fftw[22].
  • FFTW's Debian stable package is recorded as libfftw3-3[23].
  • FFTW's Arch Linux package is recorded as fftw[24].
  • FFTW's Fedora package is recorded as fftw[25].
  • FFTW's Ubuntu package is recorded as libfftw3-3[26].
  • FFTW's Gentoo package is recorded as sci-libs/fftw[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[4] and free and open-source software[5].

History and Context

+1997-03-24T00:00:00Z marks the founding of FFTW[16].

Why It Matters

FFTW draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #54 of 200).[2] FFTW has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] FFTW is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did FFTW receive?

Honors received include J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software[3].

Related Entities

Blender cross-platform OCaml Steven G. Johnson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . fftw.org. Retrieved . fftw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . fftw.org. Retrieved . fftw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . fftw.org. Retrieved . fftw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . fftw.org. Retrieved . fftw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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