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{{Short description|Computer algebra system}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Maxima
| logo = Maxima-new.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| screenshot = Maximaplot.png
| screenshot_size = 250px
| caption = Screenshot of Maxima, plotting the 2D graph of a function with the gnuplot-x11 package running on Ubuntu Linux
| developer = Macsyma group at [[Project MAC]] and volunteer contributors
| released = {{Start date and age|1982|df=yes}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}}
| latest release date    = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}
| programming language = [[Common Lisp]]
| operating system = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Mathematical software]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| website = {{url|https://maxima.sourceforge.io/}}
}}

'''Maxima''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|k|s|ɪ|m|ə}}) is a powerful software package for performing [[computer algebra system|computer algebra]] calculations in mathematics and the physical sciences. It is written in [[Common Lisp]] and runs on all [[POSIX]] platforms such as [[macOS]], [[Unix]], [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], and [[Linux]], as well as under [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. It is [[free software]] released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL).