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3 title: About 3 title: About
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8 GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical 9 GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical
33 Because Octave is [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) you are encouraged to help make Octave 34 Because Octave is [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) you are encouraged to help make Octave
34 more useful by writing and contributing additional functions for it, 35 more useful by writing and contributing additional functions for it,
35 and by reporting any problems you may have. 36 and by reporting any problems you may have.
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38 ## History 39 ## <i class="fas fa-landmark"></i> History
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40 Octave was originally conceived (in about 1988) to be companion software for an 41 Octave was originally conceived (in about 1988) to be companion software for an
41 undergraduate-level textbook on chemical reactor design being written by James 42 undergraduate-level textbook on chemical reactor design being written by James
42 B. Rawlings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and John G. Ekerdt of the 43 B. Rawlings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and John G. Ekerdt of the
43 University of Texas. 44 University of Texas.