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GNU Octave vs SageMath

A side-by-side look at GNU Octave and SageMath. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNU Octave

GNU Octave

Development

GNU Octave is an open-source mathematical programming language that is compatible with MATLAB. It can perform numerical computations, data visualization, and other math tasks.

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SageMath

SageMath

Education & Reference

SageMath is an open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages including NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, and more. It provides an interactive environment and library to support research and teaching across algebra, analysis, calculus, combinatorics, geometry, number theory, and more.

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