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GAP

computer algebra system for computational discrete algebra
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Summary

GAP is a computer algebra system[1]. GAP draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (computer_algebra_system category, ranking #9 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • GAP's instance of is recorded as computer algebra system[3].
  • GAP's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • GAP's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • GAP's instance of is recorded as mathematical software[6].
  • GAP's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[7].
  • GAP's programmed in is recorded as C++[8].
  • GAP's programmed in is recorded as C[9].
  • GAP's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • GAP's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • GAP's operating system is recorded as macOS[12].
  • GAP's operating system is recorded as Unix[13].
  • GAP's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[14].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.10[15].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.9.2[16].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.10.2[17].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.10.0[18].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.10.1[19].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.11.0[20].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.11.1[21].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.12.0[22].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.12.1[23].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.12.2[24].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.13.0[25].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.13.1[26].
  • GAP's software version identifier is recorded as 4.14.0[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include computer algebra system[3], programming language[4], free and open-source software[5], and mathematical software[6].

Origins

1986 marks the founding of GAP[28].

Why It Matters

GAP draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (computer_algebra_system category, ranking #9 of 20).[2] GAP has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] GAP is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

GAP has been cited as an influence by TTM[31], a programming language[32], founded in 1968[33].

FAQs

Who did GAP influence?

GAP has been cited as an influence by TTM[31].

Related Entities

C++ Linux macOS mathematical software Microsoft Windows programming language TTM Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . gap-system.org. Retrieved . gap-system.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . gap-system.org. Retrieved . gap-system.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . gap-system.org. Retrieved . gap-system.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · BlackFingolfin · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.8.10, 4.9.2, 4.10.2 +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 4.16.1"
  2. 19w ago · BlackFingolfin · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Fedora package → —
    Nlab id → GAP
    Website → —
    + 53 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 4.9.1"
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