R is a programming language for statistical computing and data visualization, widely used in data mining, bioinformatics, data analysis and data science. It was designed by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman and first posted in August 1993, becoming a GNU project in December 1997 before its 1.0 release in February 2000. R is multi-paradigm, supporting procedural, object-oriented, functional, reflective, imperative and array programming, and is dynamically typed. Its name comes both from its role as a successor to the S language and from the shared first letter of its two original authors first names, Ross and Robert. R extends through a large ecosystem of packages that add statistical techniques, data modeling, graphics production and reporting. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
First Released ParadigmMulti paradigm: procedural, object oriented, functional, array 2 SignificanceWidely adopted for statistics, data mining, bioinformatics and data science. 2 Classification
Typing Discipline R
Filter Results2 entries
FAQs
Why is the language called R?
Named for its authors' first initials and as a play on the language S.
The name is partly based on the first names of the language's first two authors, Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka, and partly a play on the name of the Bell Labs language S. The R project's own FAQ gives this account.
Connections
Follows Typing Discipline
In Field
Source Wikipedia: R (programming language)
Influenced
Influenced By
Invented By
Source Programming Language Database (PLDB): R
Licensed Under
Preceded By
Sources
1. Wikidata: R
- Wikidata Q206904, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q206904 P571 (inception)
- Wikidata Q206904 P275 (license)
- Wikidata Q206904 P7078 (typing discipline)
- Wikidata Q206904, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
- Influenced By: S (programming language)
- Influenced By: Common Lisp
View the Source2. Wikipedia: R (programming language)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: released
August 1993
Infobox: paradigms
Multi-paradigm: procedural, object-oriented, functional, reflective, imperative, array
Article body, adoption discussion
It has been widely adopted in the fields of data mining, bioinformatics, data analysis, and data science.
- In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
In Group: Statistical and Numeric Computing Languages, Lead
R is a programming language for statistical computing and data visualization.
View the Source Wikipedia: R (programming language)
Programming Language Database (PLDB): R
Programming Language Database (PLDB)Invented By: Ross Ihaka, Page leadQuote, Invented By: Ross Ihaka, Page lead
created in 1993 by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.