mathematica

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mathematica - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Mathematica
  
     <tool, mathematics> A popular symbolic mathematics and
     graphics system, developed in 1988 by Stephen Wolfram and sold
     by Wolfram Research.  The language emphasises rules and
     pattern-matching.  The name was suggested by Steve Jobs.
  
     (http://wri.com/mathematica/).
  
     Stanford FTP (ftp://otter.stanford.edu/), NCSA FTP (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/)
     .
  
     Mailing list: mathgroup-request@yoda.ncsa.uiuc.edu.
  
     Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica.
  
     ["Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer",
     Stephen Wolfram, A-W 1988].
  
     (1995-05-01)