GAUSS is a matrix
programming language
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for
mathematics
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and
statistics
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, developed and marketed by Aptech Systems. Its primary purpose is the solution of numerical problems in statistics,
econometrics
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,
time-series
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, optimization and 2D- and 3D-
visualization. It was first published in 1984 for
MS-DOS
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and is available for
Linux
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,
macOS
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Windows
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.
Examples
* GAUSS has several Application Modules as well as functions in its
Run-Time Library
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Computing
* Runtime (program lifecycle phase), the period during which a computer program is executing
* Runtime library, a program library designed to implement functions built into a programming lang ...
(i.e., functions that come with GAUSS without extra cost)
** Qprog –
Quadratic programming
Quadratic programming (QP) is the process of solving certain mathematical optimization problems involving quadratic functions. Specifically, one seeks to optimize (minimize or maximize) a multivariate quadratic function subject to linear constr ...
** SqpSolvemt –
Sequential quadratic programming
Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) is an iterative method for constrained nonlinear optimization, also known as Lagrange-Newton method. SQP methods are used on mathematical problems for which the objective function and the constraints are twi ...
** QNewton -
Quasi-Newton unconstrained optimization
** EQsolve - Nonlinear equations solver
GAUSS Applications
A range of toolboxes are available for GAUSS at additional cost.
See also
*
List of numerical-analysis software
Listed here are notable end-user computer applications intended for use with numerical or data analysis:
Numerical-software packages
* Analytica is a widely used proprietary software tool for building and analyzing numerical models. It is a de ...
*
Comparison of numerical-analysis software
The following tables provide a comparison of numerical analysis software.
Applications
General
Operating system support
The operating systems the software can run on natively (without emulation).
Language features
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References
External links
International homepage
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Econometrics software
Mathematical optimization software
Numerical programming languages
Statistical programming languages
Proprietary commercial software for Linux