Mathematica <tool, mathematics> A popular {symbolic mathematics} and graphics system, developed in 1988 by Stephen Wolfram and sold by {Wolfram Research}. The language emphasises rules and {pattern-matching}. The name was suggested by {Steve Jobs}. (http://wri.com/mathematica/). Stanford FTP (ftp://otter.stanford.edu/), NCSA FTP (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/). Mailing list: [email protected]. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica. ["Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer", Stephen Wolfram, A-W 1988]. (1995-05-01)