Wolfram Language

Wolfram Language
ParadigmMulti-paradigm: term-rewriting, functional, procedural, array
Designed byStephen Wolfram
DeveloperWolfram Research
First appeared1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Stable release
14.1.0[1] / July 31, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-07-31)
Typing disciplineDynamic, strong
OSCross-platform
LicenseProprietary
Filename extensions.nb, .m, .wl
Websitewww.wolfram.com/language/ Edit this at Wikidata
Major implementations
Mathematica, Mathics, Expreduce, MockMMA
Influenced by
Influenced

The Wolfram Language (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ WUUL-frəm) is a proprietary,[7] general-purpose, very high-level multi-paradigm programming language[8] developed by Wolfram Research. It emphasizes symbolic computation, functional programming, and rule-based programming[9] and can employ arbitrary structures and data.[9] It is the programming language of the mathematical symbolic computation program Mathematica.[10]

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