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<h2 class="chapter" id="A-Brief-Introduction-to-Octave"><span>1 A Brief Introduction to Octave<a class="copiable-link" href="#A-Brief-Introduction-to-Octave"> ¶</a></span></h2>
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<p>GNU Octave is a high-level language primarily intended for numerical
computations. It is typically used for such problems as solving
linear and nonlinear equations, numerical linear algebra, statistical
analysis, and for performing other numerical experiments. It may also
be used as a batch-oriented language for automated data processing.
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<p>The current version of Octave executes in a graphical user interface
(GUI). The GUI hosts an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
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language itself. A command-line interface for Octave is also available.
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<p>GNU Octave is freely redistributable software. You may redistribute
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