Editing GNU Octave (section)

==History==
The project was conceived around 1988.<ref name="Octave_about">{{cite web|title=About GNU Octave|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/about.html|website=www.gnu.org|publisher=GNU|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> At first it was intended to be a companion to a chemical reactor design course. Full development was started by John W. Eaton in 1992. The first alpha release dates back to 4 January 1993 and on 17 February 1994 version 1.0 was released. Version 9.2.0 was released on 7 June 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Octave 9.2.0 Released |url=https://octave.org/news/release/2024/06/07/octave-9.2.0-released.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=octave.org |language=en}}</ref>

The program is named after [[Octave Levenspiel]], a former professor of the principal author. Levenspiel was known for his ability to perform quick [[back-of-the-envelope calculation]]s.<ref name="about">{{cite web
| last = Eaton
| first = John W
| title = About Octave
| url = https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/about.html
| access-date = 2009-06-28 }}</ref>