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Definition:

A popular symbolic mathematics and graphics system, developed in 1988 by Stephen Wolfram and sold by Wolfram Research. The language emphasises rules and pattern-matching. The name was suggested by Steve Jobs.

http://wri.com/mathematica/.

Stanford FTP (ftp://otter.stanford.edu/, {NCSA FTP (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/.

Mailing list: mathgroup-request@yoda.ncsa.uiuc.edu.

{Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica.

["Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer", Stephen Wolfram, A-W 1988].