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scientific language

A programming language designed for mathematical formulas and matrices, such as ALGOL, FORTRAN and APL. Although all programming languages allow for this kind of processing, statements in a scientific language make it easier to express these actions.

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scientific application	SCO
scientific computer	SCO Open Desktop

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