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'''R''' is a [[programming language]] that is particularly suitable for [[statistical computing]] and [[Data and information visualization|data visualization]]. It has been widely adopted in the fields of [[data mining]], [[bioinformatics]] and [[data analysis]]/[[data science]].<ref>{{Cite journal
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The core R language is augmented by a large number of [[R package|extension software packages]], which contain [[Reusability|reusable code]], documentation, and sample data.
R software is [[Open source|open-source]] and [[free software]]. R is a [[GNU Project]] and licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="gnugpl">{{Cite web |title=R - Free Software Directory |url=https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/R#tab=Details |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=directory.fsf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=R: What is R? |url=https://www.r-project.org/about.html |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.r-project.org}}</ref> It is written primarily in [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Fortran]], and [[Self-hosting (compilers)|R itself]]. [[Preprocessor|Precompiled]] [[executable]]s are provided for various [[operating system]]s.
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