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The name GiNaC is an iterated and recursive abbreviation for GiNaC is
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Not a CAS, where CAS stands for Computer Algebra System. It has been
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developed to become a replacement engine for xloops which in the past
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was powered by the Maple CAS. Its design is revolutionary in a sense
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that contrary to other CAS it does not try to provide extensive
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algebraic capabilities and a simple programming language but instead
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accepts a given language (C++) and extends it by a set of algebraic
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capabilities.
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