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root

data analysis software
Place software_library Q947171

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
software library, data serialization format, programming language, free software, software[3][4][5][6]
Inception
1995
Founder
CERN[7]
Follows
Physics Analysis Workstation[8]
Official website
root.cern, root.cern.ch
Has use
science, particle physics, astrophysics, nuclear physics
Copyright license
GNU Lesser General Public License, GNU General Public License[10][11]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Creator
CERN[2]
Described by source
BLUE: Combining correlated estimates of physics observables within ROOT using the Best Linear Unbiased Estimate method
Developer
CERN[9]
Operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, OpenBSD, Microsoft Windows[14][15][16][17][18]
Platform
IA-32, x86-64
Programmed in
C++, Python[12][13]
Replaces
CERN Program Library
Software version identifier
5.34/15, 6.02/08, 6.06/02, 6.04/16, 6.04/14, 5.34/34, 6.06/06, 6.06/08, 6.08/00, 5.34/36, 6.08/02, 6.08/04, 6.12/04, 6.12/06, 6.16/00, 6.10.04, 6.10.06, 6.10.08, 6.14.00, 6.18.00, 6.18.02, 6.16.00, 6.18.04, 6.20/04, 6.20.00, 6.20.02, 6.20.04, 6.20.06, 6.22.06, 6.24.06, 6.26.00, 6.26.04, 6.26.10, 6.28.00, 6.28.02, 6.28.04, 6.28.06, 6.30.00, 6.30.02, 6.30.04, 6.26.16, 6.30.06, 6.30.08, 6.32.00, 6.32.02, 6.32.04, 6.32.06, 6.32.08, 6.34.00, 6.34.02, 6.32.10, 6.34.04, 6.34.06, 6.32.12, 6.34.08, 6.36.00, 6.32.14, 6.34.10, 6.36.02, 6.36.04, 6.32.16, 6.32.18, 6.32.20, 6.36.06, 6.38.00, 6.26.18, 6.28.14, 6.30.10, 6.32.22, 6.36.08, 6.36.10, 6.38.02, 6.38.04, 6.36.12, 6.40.00, 6.26.20, 6.40.02, 6.38.06, 6.28.16, 6.30.12, 6.32.24, 6.40.04, 6.36.14[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en BLUE en root
🔖 Identifiers · 23
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CMS ROOT plot.png ↗
AUR package
root, root5
Arch Linux package
root, root-cuda
BabelNet ID
00168023n
Fedora package
root
Free Software Directory entry
Root
Freebase ID
/m/041j18
Gentoo package
sci-physics/root
GitHub topic
root-cern
Homebrew formula name
root
Issue tracker URL
github.com
MacPorts port
root6
Show all 23 identifiers +11
NetBSD package ID
misc/root
Open Hub ID
root
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID
17974
Repology project name
root
SlackBuilds package
academic/root
Software Hash ID
swh:1:dir:63cba66665405e06bb11e0db92c75a613bda8c5d;origin=https://github.com/root-project/root;visit=swh:1:snp:4d276fe0a3063a3206455976640773e96c6cd5da;anchor=swh:1:rev:82162e310b102a4abd526d493f892fbb8e9e8ac5
Source code repository URL
github.com
Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com
Subreddit
cernroot
User manual URL
root.cern, root.cern
X (Twitter) username
root_project

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🔗 Connections
Operating system 5
Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD
Has use 4
science, astrophysics, nuclear physics, particle physics
Instance of 3
programming language, free software, software library
Copyright license 2
GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License
Programmed in 2
Python, C++
Creator 1
CERN
Developer 1
CERN
Follows 1
Physics Analysis Workstation
Founder 1
CERN
Platform 1
IA-32
Preceded by (successor) 1
Physics Analysis Workstation
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Summary

root is a software library[1].

Related Entities

astrophysics C++ FreeBSD free software Linux macOS Microsoft Windows OpenBSD Physics Analysis Workstation programming language Python science

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . GitHub. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . d35c7d8c.web.cern.ch. d35c7d8c.web.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . root.cern.ch. root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . root.cern.ch. Retrieved . root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . root.cern.ch. Retrieved . root.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.34/15, 6.02/08, 6.06/02 +80
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 6.36.14, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/15d5d38d8d8a|details]])"
  2. 13w ago · Francesco Tosoni (SSSA) · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → BLUE: Combining correlated estimates of physics observables within ROOT using the Best Linear Unbiased Estimate method
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: BLUE: Combining correlated estimates of physics observables within ROOT using the Best Linear Unbiased Estimate method, adding cross-reference for Sof"
  3. 13w ago · Francesco Tosoni (SSSA) · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → software library, data serialization format, programming language +2
    Software Hash ID → swh:1:dir:63cba66665405e06bb11e0db92c75a613bda8c5d;origin=ht
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||en */ uploading SoftwareX data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/195949e4552|details]])"
  4. 19w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.34/15, 6.02/08, 6.06/02 +80
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 6.28.16, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/90348e8bfeff|details]])"
  5. 20w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.34/15, 6.02/08, 6.06/02 +80
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 6.38.06, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/98b418a15de5|details]])"
  6. 20w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.34/15, 6.02/08, 6.06/02 +80
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 6.26.20, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2da2bf848d2d|details]])"
  7. 24w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.34/15, 6.02/08, 6.06/02 +80
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/96c383e09430|details]])"
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