Wolfram Language

The Wolfram Language (popularly referred to as Mathematica, or simply M) is a general multi-paradigm programming language developed by Wolfram Research, that serves as the main interfacing language for Mathematica^[1] and the Wolfram Programming Cloud. It is designed to be as general as possible, with emphasis on symbolic computation, functional programming, and rule-based programming.^[2] It is built to represent arbitrary structures and data.^[2]

The language is very large, touching on numerous domains, often specialized. For example, it includes built-in functions for generating and running Turing machines, creating graphics and audio, analyzing 3D models, and solving differential equations. It also has a large amount of documentation.^[3]

It is bundled with the system software installed on every Raspberry Pi.^[4][5] Intel Edison, introduced at CES 2014, also integrates the language.^[6][7] The language will also be integrated in the Unity game engine.^[8]

Naming

Despite existing in some form for more than 25 years, the name of the language was not officially announced until June 2013.^[1][9] Before this it was internally referred to by several names, such as "M" and "Wolfram Language". Many other possible names were considered, such as "Lingua" and "Express",^[2] while it is often called "Mathematica", after its main implementation.

External links

• Documentation for the Wolfram Language

References