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Wolfram Language

Summary

Wolfram Language is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wolfram Language was influenced by APL[3].
  • Wolfram Language was influenced by Q15777[4].
  • Wolfram Language was influenced by Q2407[5].
  • Wolfram Language was influenced by Fortran[6].
  • Wolfram Language was influenced by Lisp[7].
  • Wolfram Language was influenced by Q81571[8].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[9].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as object-based language[10].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as declarative programming language[11].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[12].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as array programming language[13].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[14].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[15].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as interpreted language[16].
  • Wolfram Language's instance of is recorded as software[17].
  • Wolfram Language's developer is recorded as Stephen Wolfram[18].
  • Wolfram Language's developer is recorded as Wolfram Research[19].
  • Wolfram Language's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[20].
  • Wolfram Language's designed by is recorded as Stephen Wolfram[21].
  • Wolfram Language's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Wolfram Language's operating system is recorded as macOS[23].
  • Wolfram Language's operating system is recorded as Linux[24].
  • Wolfram Language's software version identifier is recorded as 14.0.0[25].
  • 1988 marks the founding of Wolfram Language[26].
  • Wolfram Language was published on January 1, 2014[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[9], object-based language[10], declarative programming language[11], functional programming language[12], array programming language[13], and multi-paradigm programming language[14].

History and Context

1988 marks the founding of Wolfram Language[26].

Why It Matters

Wolfram Language ranks in the top 5% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

APL array programming language C++ declarative programming language Fortran functional programming language IGraph/M imperative programming language interpreted language Linux Lisp macOS Mathematica Microsoft Windows multi-paradigm programming language object-based language programming language Prolog Simula Smalltalk software Stephen Wolfram Wolfram Research

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [25] ↑ . writings.stephenwolfram.com. Retrieved . writings.stephenwolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] ↑ . 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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