R

Summary

R is a programming language^[1]. R ranks in the top 0.13% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,297 views/month, #1 of 742).^[2]

Key Facts

• R is the creator of Robert Gentleman^[3].
• R is the creator of Ross Ihaka^[4].
• R's image is recorded as R Terminal.png^[5].
• R's instance of is recorded as programming language^[6].
• R's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[7].
• R's instance of is recorded as statistical package^[8].
• R's instance of is recorded as GNU package^[9].
• R's instance of is recorded as field of study^[10].
• R's instance of is recorded as free software^[11].
• R's maintained by is recorded as R Foundation for Statistical Computing^[12].
• R's movement is recorded as free software movement^[13].
• R's logo image is recorded as R logo.svg^[14].
• R's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace^[15].
• R's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research^[16].
• R's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7154440112035341758^[17].
• R's GND ID is recorded as 4705956-4^[18].
• R's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2002004407^[19].
• R's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14568271t^[20].
• R's IdRef ID is recorded as 08080859X^[21].
• R's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0^[22].
• R's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[23].
• R's programmed in is recorded as Fortran^[24].
• R's designed by is recorded as Ross Ihaka^[25].
• R's designed by is recorded as Robert Gentleman^[26].
• R's operating system is recorded as Q3251801^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[6], multi-paradigm programming language^[7], statistical package^[8], GNU package^[9], field of study^[10], and free software^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for R include Project Jupyter^[28], a nonprofit organization^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2014^[31].

Why It Matters

R ranks in the top 0.13% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,297 views/month, #1 of 742).^[2] R has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] R is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

R has been cited as an influence by Julia^[34], an object-based language^[35], founded in 2009^[36].

Entities named for R include Project Jupyter^[28], a nonprofit organization^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2014^[31].

FAQs

Who did R influence?

R has been cited as an influence by Julia^[34].