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Math.NET Numerics
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Math.NET Numerics started 2009 by merging code and teams of <a href="/facts/DnAnalytics/JPsumvNE">dnAnalytics</a> with Math.NET Iridium. It is influenced by <a href="/facts/ALGLIB/fSduLPd2">ALGLIB</a>, <a href="/facts/JAMA_(numerical_linear_algebra_library)/8WNwtINt">JAMA</a> and <a href="/facts/Boost_(C%252B%252B_libraries)/vGLGG51A">Boost</a>, among others, and has accepted numerous code contributions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> It is part of the Math.NET initiative to build and maintain open mathematical toolkits for the .NET platform since 2002. </p><p>Math.NET is used by several open source libraries and research projects, like MyMediaLite,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> FermiSim<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and LightField Retrieval,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> and various theses<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> and papers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>The software library provides facilities for: </p> <ul><li>Probability distributions: discrete, continuous and multivariate.</li> <li>Pseudo-random number generation, including <a href="/facts/Mersenne_twister/R6Knca0q">Mersenne Twister MT19937</a>.</li> <li>Real and complex linear algebra types and solvers with support for sparse matrices and vectors.</li> <li><a href="/facts/LU_decomposition/M13Ew8RD">LU</a>, <a href="/facts/QR_decomposition/NswfKLGY">QR</a>, <a href="/facts/Singular_value_decomposition/8t3v6wk3">SVD</a>, <a href="/facts/Eigendecomposition_of_a_matrix/a2nfF7hJ">EVD</a>, and <a href="/facts/Cholesky_decomposition/Q3IjkuTs">Cholesky</a> decompositions.</li> <li>Matrix IO classes that read and write matrices from/to Matlab and delimited files.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Complex_number/2w7mqI7e">Complex number</a> arithmetic and trigonometry.</li> <li>“Special” routines including the <a href="/facts/Gamma_function/SjGQcnyw">Gamma</a>, <a href="/facts/Beta_function/Dcm1JAxb">Beta</a>, <a href="/facts/Error_function/Ca2H7pGr">Erf</a>, modified <a href="/facts/Bessel_function/hSyvFPqC">Bessel</a> and <a href="/facts/Struve_function/cU5tVgjR">Struve</a> functions.</li> <li>Interpolation routines, including <a href="/facts/Lagrange_polynomial/MnpMmhtC">Barycentric</a>, Floater-Hormann.</li> <li>Linear Regression/Curve Fitting routines.</li> <li>Numerical Quadrature/Integration.</li> <li>Root finding methods, including Brent, Robust Newton-Raphson and Broyden.</li> <li>Descriptive Statistics, Order Statistics, Histogram, and <a href="/facts/Pearson_product-moment_correlation_coefficient/Igf0xDPc">Pearson Correlation Coefficient</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Markov_chain_Monte_Carlo/eTjk3WQy">Markov chain Monte Carlo</a> sampling.</li> <li>Basic financial statistics.</li> <li>Fourier and Hartley transforms (FFT).</li> <li>Overloaded mathematical operators to simplify complex expressions.</li> <li>Runs under Microsoft Windows and platforms that support Mono.</li> <li>Optional support for Intel Math Kernel Library (Microsoft Windows and Linux)</li> <li>Optional F# extensions for more idiomatic usage.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_numerical_analysis_software/yKFzDBDK">List of numerical analysis software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_numerical_libraries/p5kgpwob">List of numerical libraries</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://numerics.mathdotnet.com">Math.NET Numerics Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mathdotnet.com">Math.NET Initiative</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Math.NET Numerics ReadMe". GitHub.com. Retrieved 2013-05-08. <a href="https://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank">https://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics/blob/master/README.md</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Math.NET Numerics Contributors". GitHub.com. Retrieved 2013-05-08. <a href="https://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md" target="_blank">https://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"MyMediaLite Recommender System Library". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-05-08. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130601153212/http://www.ismll.uni-hildesheim.de/mymedialite/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130601153212/http://www.ismll.uni-hildesheim.de/mymedialite/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"FermiSim, studying potential solutions to the Fermi paradox via computational simulation of models for space colonisation". 14 January 2011. <a href="https://launchpad.net/fermisim" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/fermisim</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Three-Dimensional Model Shape Description and Retrieval Based on LightField Descriptors". <a href="https://code.google.com/p/lightfieldretrieval/" target="_blank">https://code.google.com/p/lightfieldretrieval/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Schräder, Niklas (2011). Detecting falls and poses in image silhouettes (M.Sc). Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. ISSN 1652-8557. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Schindlberger, Michael (2011). Elastic Properties of Growing 2D Foam (M.Sc). University of Zurich. <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Ferreira, André Filipe Mateus. SoundLog: Make More Noise (M.Sc). Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Miller, Justin (2010). Design of a Wireless Acquisition System for a Digital Stethoscope (B.Sc). University of Southern Queensland. <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>LÍŠKA, Ondrej; ŽIDEK, Kamil (2010). "Accelerometers usability for danger tilt off-highway vehicles and signal filtration with kalman filter". Journal of Applied Science in the Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. 4 (2): 1–6. ISSN 1802-9388. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Krejcar, Ondrej; Jirka, Jakub; Janckulik, Dalibor (2011). "Use of Mobile Phones as Intelligent Sensors for Sound Input Analysis and Sleep State Detection". Sensors. 11 (6): 6037–6055. Bibcode:2011Senso..11.6037K. doi:10.3390/s110606037. ISSN 1424-8220. PMC 3231421. PMID 22163941. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231421" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231421</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>