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Macsyma

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Macsyma

Summary

Macsyma is a computer algebra system[1]. Macsyma draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (computer_algebra_system category, ranking #6 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macsyma authored Carl Engelman[3].
  • Macsyma authored William A. Martin[4].
  • Macsyma authored Joel Moses[5].
  • Macsyma's instance of is recorded as computer algebra system[6].
  • Macsyma was followed by Maxima[7].
  • Macsyma's developer is recorded as Paul S. Wang[8].
  • Macsyma's developer is recorded as Bill Gosper[9].
  • Macsyma's developer is recorded as Michael Genesereth[10].
  • Macsyma's developer is recorded as Richard Fateman[11].
  • Macsyma's programmed in is recorded as Lisp[12].
  • 1968 marks the founding of Macsyma[13].
  • Macsyma's official website is recorded as https://symbolics.com/[14].

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Definition and Type

Macsyma's instance of is recorded as computer algebra system[6].

Origins

1968 marks the founding of Macsyma[13].

Why It Matters

Macsyma draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (computer_algebra_system category, ranking #6 of 20).[2] Macsyma has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Bill Gosper Carl Engelman Joel Moses Lisp Michael Genesereth MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Paul S. Wang Richard Fateman William A. Martin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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