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A '''computer algebra system''' ('''CAS''') or '''symbolic algebra system''' ('''SAS''') is any [[mathematical software]] with the ability to manipulate [[mathematical expressions]] in a way similar to the traditional manual computations of [[mathematician]]s and [[scientist]]s. The development of the computer algebra systems in the second half of the
Computer algebra systems may be divided into two classes: specialized and general-purpose. The specialized ones are devoted to a specific part of mathematics, such as [[number theory]], [[group theory]], or teaching of [[elementary mathematics]].
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== History ==
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In the 1950s, while computers were mainly used for numerical computations, there were some research projects into using them for symbolic manipulation. Computer algebra systems began to appear in the 1960s and evolved out of two quite different sources—the requirements of theoretical physicists and research into [[artificial intelligence]].
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