MATLAB
Commercial
MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.
Mathematica
Commercial
Wolfram Mathematica (usually termed Mathematica, Mathematica software suite) is a mathematical symbolic computation program.
Scilab
Open Source
Scilab is an open source, cross-platform numerical computational package and a high-level, numerically oriented programming language.
python(x,y)
Open Source
Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python.
Spyder
Open Source
Spyder is the Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment: a powerful interactive development environment for the Python language with advanced editing.
Freemat
Open Source
FreeMat is a free environment for rapid engineering and scientific prototyping and data processing.
R (programming language)
Open Source
R is an open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is supported by the R Foundation.
Sage
Open Source
Sage offers business management, bookkeeping & accounting software to meet any business need, from small to midsized businesses.
wxMaxima
Open Source
Maxima is a computer algebra system based on a version of Macsyma.
Julia
Open Source
Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for numerical computing.
GMDH Shell
Commercial
GMDH Shell is an advanced but easy to use tool for predictive analytics and data mining.
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