GNU Octave

numerical computation software
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GNU Octave

Summary

GNU Octave is a GNU package[1]. It draws 4,246 Wikipedia views per month (gnu_package category, ranking #4 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Octave is the creator of John W. Eaton[3].
  • GNU Octave is the creator of Torsten Lilge[4].
  • GNU Octave's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • GNU Octave's instance of is recorded as programming language[6].
  • GNU Octave's instance of is recorded as mathematical software[7].
  • GNU Octave's instance of is recorded as free software[8].
  • GNU Octave's maintained by is recorded as John W. Eaton[9].
  • Octave Levenspiel is named after GNU Octave[10].
  • GNU Octave's developer is recorded as John W. Eaton[11].
  • GNU Octave's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[12].
  • GNU Octave's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • GNU Octave's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[14].
  • GNU Octave's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.1[16].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.0[17].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.1[18].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.2[19].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.3[20].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2.0[21].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2.1[22].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.2[23].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.0[24].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.4[25].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.3[26].
  • GNU Octave's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.2[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Created works include John W. Eaton[3], a chemical engineer[28], b. 1963[29], of United States[30] and Torsten Lilge[4].

Why It Matters

GNU Octave draws 4,246 Wikipedia views per month (gnu_package category, ranking #4 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Genium · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.8.1, 4.0.0, 4.0.1 +206
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.2.0"
  2. 14w ago · ~2026-36434-19 · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.8.1, 4.0.0, 4.0.1 +206
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.3.0"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Programming language → —
    Freebsd port → math/octave
    Opensuse package → —
    + 128 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0253979-GNU-Octave-software, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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