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R
Summary
R is a programming language[1]. R ranks in the top 0.13% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,529 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 instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
- R's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[6].
- R's instance of is recorded as statistical package[7].
- R's instance of is recorded as GNU package[8].
- R's instance of is recorded as field of study[9].
- R's instance of is recorded as free software[10].
- R's maintained by is recorded as R Foundation for Statistical Computing[11].
- R is associated with the free software movement movement[12].
- R's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[13].
- R's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research[14].
- R's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[15].
- R's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[16].
- R's programmed in is recorded as Fortran[17].
- R's designed by is recorded as Ross Ihaka[18].
- R's designed by is recorded as Robert Gentleman[19].
- R's operating system is recorded as Linux[20].
- R's operating system is recorded as BSD[21].
- R's operating system is recorded as macOS[22].
- R's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[23].
- R's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[24].
- R's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[25].
- R's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.2[26].
- R's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[27].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include programming language[5], multi-paradigm programming language[6], statistical package[7], GNU package[8], field of study[9], and free software[10].
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 (41,529 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 69 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].