MATLAB

MATLAB (an abbreviation of "MATrix LABoratory") is a <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/Multi-paradigm_programming_language/7LwgRpB3">multi-paradigm</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> and <a href="/facts/Numerical_analysis/QT9cYa9z">numeric computing</a> environment developed by <a href="/facts/MathWorks/tLCq7ajV">MathWorks</a>. MATLAB allows <a href="/facts/Matrix_(mathematics)/qa8FI4ko">matrix</a> manipulations, plotting of <a href="/facts/Function_(mathematics)/CdReEKCh">functions</a> and data, implementation of <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithms</a>, creation of <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interfaces</a>, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
Although MATLAB is intended primarily for numeric computing, an optional toolbox uses the <a href="/facts/MuPAD/Ka1D8V8C">MuPAD</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_algebra_system/jkLAC1U3">symbolic engine</a> allowing access to <a href="/facts/Symbolic_computing/hjun1KAX">symbolic computing</a> abilities. An additional package, <a href="/facts/Simulink/H12XCsw9">Simulink</a>, adds graphical multi-domain simulation and <a href="/facts/Model-based_design/6EXz2qjp">model-based design</a> for <a href="/facts/Dynamical_system/782gREl5">dynamic</a> and <a href="/facts/Embedded_system/a4muX1wU">embedded systems</a>.
As of 2020, MATLAB has more than four million users worldwide. They come from various backgrounds of <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Science/IJoaD7rs">science</a>, and <a href="/facts/Economics/HYctA2Dn">economics</a>. As of 2017, more than 5000 global colleges and universities use MATLAB to support instruction and research.

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