The utility called bc (basic calculator) is an arbitrary-precision calculator language. So, we are listing out the top ten open source tools that are much used by mathematicians. Yes, the Internet is full of interesting, boring and stupid Top Ten lists, but we never came across a list enumerating open source tools used by mathematicians-professionals as well as academicians. For example, ‘The top ten Linux distributions of all time’ is definitely an interesting read, whereas ‘The top ten things to do with a glass of water’ is downright useless, if not boring. Some of them are quite interesting and others boring to the core. Over the past many years, we have gone through a large number of ‘Top Ten’ lists on various topics, both technical and non-technical. So why not a list of open source tools to be used by mathematicians? The authors of this article have sifted through a number of tools and have come up with a selection that will be of immense use to mathematicians. It’s that time of the year when lists of all kinds are being made.
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