MATLAB

Also known as Matrix Laboratory

MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment developed by MathWorks. MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.

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MATLAB is a programming language and computing platform designed primarily for working with mathematical data and solving numerical problems, especially those involving matrices and large datasets. It's widely used by scientists, engineers, and mathematicians because it makes it easy to visualize data, implement complex calculations, and integrate with other software tools.

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Software.name: MATLAB (software)
Software.logo: Matlab Logo.png
Software.logo size: 150px
Software.logo caption: L-shaped membrane logo
Software.caption: MATLAB R2015b running on Windows 10
Software.developer: MathWorks
Software.programming language: C/C++, MATLAB
Software.operating system: Windows, macOS, and Linux
Software.platform: IA-32, x86-64, ARM64
Software.genre: Numerical computing
Software.license: Proprietary commercial software
Programming language.name: MATLAB (programming language)
Programming language.paradigm: multi-paradigm: functional, imperative, procedural, object-oriented, array
Programming language.year: late 1970s
Programming language.designer: Cleve Moler
Programming language.developer: MathWorks
Programming language.typing: dynamic, weak
Programming language.dialects: Octave Runmat

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Official website: de.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html
Image: Matlab plot sinc.png

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Commons category: MATLAB
Stack Exchange tag: quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/matlab
software version identifier: R2025b
inception: 1984-01-01
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social media followers: 556000
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History
Origins
Commercial development
Recent history
Release history
Syntax
"Hello, world!" example
Variables
Vectors and matrices
Structures
Functions
Function handles
Classes and object-oriented programming
Graphics and graphical user interface programming
MATLAB and other languages
Relations to US sanctions
See also
Notes
Further reading
External links

Although MATLAB is intended primarily for numeric computing, an optional toolbox uses the MuPAD symbolic engine allowing access to symbolic computing abilities. An additional package, Simulink, adds graphical multi-domain simulation and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems.