Fortran

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compiled language high-level programming language numerical computing language procedural programming language programming language

Fortran is a high-level programming language, particularly strong in numerical and scientific computing, widely used for engineering, physics, and high-performance applications.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form	Occurrences
FORTRAN	1
Fortran (via Flang and others)	1
Fortran 2003	1
Fortran 2008	1
Fortran 2018	1
Fortran 66	1
Fortran 77	1
Fortran 90	1
Fortran 95	1
Fortran I	1
Fortran II	1
Fortran IV	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	compiled language ⓘ high-level programming language ⓘ numerical computing language ⓘ procedural programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	engineering computing ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ
developer	IBM ⓘ
domain	computational fluid dynamics ⓘ engineering simulations ⓘ finite element analysis ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ
executionModel	compiled to native code ⓘ
fileExtension	.f ⓘ .f03 ⓘ .f08 ⓘ .f18 ⓘ .f90 ⓘ .f95 ⓘ .for ⓘ
hasVersion	Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 2003 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 2008 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 2018 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 66 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 77 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 90 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran 95 Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran I Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran II Fortran self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortran IV
influenced	ALGOL ⓘ BASIC ⓘ Julia ⓘ MATLAB ⓘ PL/I ⓘ
notableFor	efficient array operations ⓘ performance on numerical workloads ⓘ
originalDesigner	John Backus ⓘ
paradigm	generic programming ⓘ imperative programming ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ procedural programming ⓘ
standardizedBy	ANSI ⓘ International Organization for Standardization ⓘ surface form: ISO
supports	array programming ⓘ generic procedures ⓘ modules ⓘ operator overloading ⓘ parallel programming ⓘ recursion ⓘ user-defined types ⓘ
typicalImplementation	Intel Fortran Compiler ⓘ NAG Fortran Compiler ⓘ GNU Compiler Collection ⓘ surface form: gfortran
typingDiscipline	static typing ⓘ strong typing ⓘ
yearIntroduced	1957 ⓘ