Re: [dev] a suckless computer algebra system

From: Szabolcs Nagy <nszabolcs_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:18 +0100

On 11/20/09, Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen_AT_iki.fi> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 02:23:35PM -0600, A.J. Gardner wrote:
>> Anyone know of any suckless math software out there in the tubes?
>
> As for algebra, the king of the hill is without doubt LAPACK. But since

LAPACK is about floating point computations, it has nothing to do with algebra

numerical linear algebra != abstract algebra

(ieee floats aren't even a group: eg Nans have no additive inverse)
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