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fortran

 

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Noun fortran has 1 sense
  1. FORTRAN - a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation
    --1 is a kind of
    algebraic language

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Fortran

Description:

Fortran, short for Formula Translation, is a high-level programming language primarily used for scientific and numeric computations. Developed in the 1950s, Fortran is one of the oldest programming languages that is still widely used today. It offers powerful features for handling mathematical calculations and array processing, making it popular in scientific research, engineering simulations, and computational physics.

Examples:

As a noun:

  • Scientific researchers often utilize Fortran for complex simulations.
  • Learning Fortran can be beneficial for those working in computational physics.

As a verb:

  • The program automatically Fortranizes the mathematical equations for efficient computation.
  • I need to Fortran this code to optimize it for parallel processing.

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