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key: pl/wolfram-language
kind: plang
name: "Wolfram Language"
url: https://plangs.page/wolfram-language
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# Wolfram Language

> High-level language used in Mathematica, known for symbolic computation and functional programming.

Proprietary, general-purpose, high-level multi-paradigm programming language developed by Wolfram Research. It is known for its symbolic computation capabilities, and emphasizes functional programming and rule-based programming. It serves as the programming language of Mathematica.

## Facts

- Appeared: 1988
- Homepage: https://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/

## Relationships

### Paradigms

- [Array](https://plangs.page/paradigm/array)
- [Functional](https://plangs.page/paradigm/functional)
- [Multi](https://plangs.page/paradigm/multi)
- [Procedural](https://plangs.page/paradigm/procedural)
- [Term Rewriting](https://plangs.page/paradigm/rewriting)

### Platforms

- [Cross-Platform](https://plangs.page/platform/cross)

### Type Systems

- [Dynamic](https://plangs.page/type-system/dynamic)
- [Strong](https://plangs.page/type-system/strong)

### Influenced By

- [APL](https://plangs.page/apl)
- [C](https://plangs.page/c)
- [C++](https://plangs.page/c++)
- [Fortran](https://plangs.page/fortran)
- [Lisp](https://plangs.page/lisp)
- [Pascal](https://plangs.page/pascal)
- [Prolog](https://plangs.page/prolog)

### Influenced

- [Clojure](https://plangs.page/clojure)
- [Julia](https://plangs.page/julia)

### Licenses

- [Proprietary](https://plangs.page/license/proprietary)

### Tags

- [Audio](https://plangs.page/tag/audio-dev)
- [CAS](https://plangs.page/tag/cas)
- [CLI](https://plangs.page/tag/cli)
- [Games](https://plangs.page/tag/games)
- [Interpreter](https://plangs.page/tag/interpreters)
- [Numeric Computation](https://plangs.page/tag/numeric)
- [Shell](https://plangs.page/tag/shell)