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GNU Octave strives to be among the very best numerical tools available.
While compatibility with Matlab is one of many strong features of Octave,
we have not achieved 100% compatibility.
If you are reading this page, it is most likely because you attempted to
use a function that is part of core Matlab, but has yet to be implemented
in Octave.

There can be several reasons for the given function not to exist in Octave:

- The function may exist in [Octave-Forge][1], but has not yet been adopted
  as a part of the core Octave distribution.  You can try to look for your
  function in the [alphabetical list of functions][2] at the Octave-Forge
  web site to see if it is available in some package.

- The function may be new to Matlab.  It is possible that the Octave
  community simply does not know it exists.  Should this be the case,
  feel free to open a feature request in the [Octave bug tracker][3].

The Octave community consists of volunteers working in their spare time.
As a result, development might sometimes not be fast enough for your needs.
If you have a feature request for Octave, the best way to ensure that your
suggested improvement gets incorporated is either to implement the feature
yourself or to pay somebody to do it for you.
If you are interested in funding work on Octave, please check out
the [resources for developers][4].

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[2]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/functions_by_alpha.php
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