yacas

yacas is a mathematical software system listed in the Education category for Linux. It includes its own programming language for working with mathematical expressions and calculations. The language supports both symbolic computation and arbitrary-precision numerical computation.

Symbolic computation allows yacas to represent mathematical operations in symbolic form. Its arbitrary-precision capability supports numerical work beyond the limits of ordinary fixed-size calculations. These two capabilities can be used together within the same programming language. This makes yacas relevant to educational work involving mathematical representation and precise computation.

A library of scripts provides implementations of many symbolic algebra operations. The library gives yacas a defined place for these operations to be implemented and used. New algorithms can be added to the library, allowing its collection of symbolic methods to be extended. This library-based structure separates the available algebra methods from the core language while keeping them available for computation.

In the MirrorNest catalog, yacas is identified as open-source software for the Linux platform. MirrorNest mirrors the official build directly on its own storage. The mirrored build is scanned for malware before it is published. The catalog copy therefore has undergone that stated publication check before being made available through MirrorNest.