Editing Category:Computer algebra systems

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A '''[[computer algebra system]] (CAS)''' or '''symbolic computation system''' is a system of software packages that facilitates [[symbolic mathematics]]. Typically, these systems include
* arbitrary precision ([[bignum]]) arithmetic, allowing for instance to evaluate [[pi]] to 10,000 digits.
* symbolic manipulation engine, to simplify algebraic expressions, [[derivative|differentiate]] and [[integral|integrate]] [[function (mathematics)|function]]s and solve equations
* graphing facility, to produce graphs of functions, typically in two and three dimensions
* [[linear algebra]] subsystem, to allow [[matrix (math)|matrix]] computations and solving of systems of linear equations
* high level [[programming language]], allowing users to implement their own algorithms
More advanced examples usually include more sophisticated tools, including [[Gröbner basis]] packages for manipulating [[ideal (ring theory)|ideal]]s in [[polynomial ring]]s, which is essential for many advanced real-world applications involving [[differential equation]]s, [[robotics]], and so forth, as well as packages for working at a high level with [[vector (geometric)|vector]]s and [[tensor]]s.

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