MATLAB

MATLAB is a proprietary programming language and numerical computing environment developed by MathWorks for mathematical computation, data analysis, visualization, and simulation.

MATLAB array: A MATLAB data structure that stores values in a rectangular arrangement and supports operations across entire arrays. Array operations are MATLAB’s central way to express numerical computations.
Simulink: A MathWorks graphical environment for modeling, simulating, and analyzing dynamic systems. Simulink extends MATLAB workflows to block-diagram modeling and system simulation.
GNU Octave: A free, open-source programming language for numerical computing that is largely compatible with MATLAB. Octave offers a MATLAB-like alternative without proprietary licensing.
Cleve Moler: An American mathematician and computer scientist who created the first version of MATLAB. Moler developed MATLAB to make numerical linear algebra software accessible to students.
Array programming: A programming style in which operations apply across arrays of values rather than requiring element-by-element instructions. MATLAB helped popularize array-oriented expression in scientific and engineering computing.
MATLAB script: A file of MATLAB commands executed in sequence within a shared workspace. Scripts turn interactive MATLAB commands into repeatable workflows.
Numerical analysis: The study of algorithms for obtaining approximate solutions to mathematical problems. MATLAB’s numerical routines address the computational problems studied in this field.
Python (programming language): A general-purpose programming language with a large ecosystem for scientific computing and data analysis. Python overlaps with MATLAB’s scientific uses while relying on a different language and package model.
MathWorks: An American software company that develops MATLAB, Simulink, and related engineering tools. MathWorks turned MATLAB into a commercial product and continues to develop it.
Technical computing: The use of computation to solve problems in science, engineering, mathematics, and related fields. MATLAB is a prominent environment built specifically for this broad mode of computation.

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Margaret H. WrightRelated: Wright's work and writing helped establish numerical optimization within the MATLAB ecosystem.