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symbolic mathematics, tool A program used for heavy duty
algebraic computation in many branches of mathematics. Magma,
developed by John Cannon and associates at the University of
Sydney, succeeded
Cayley. It runs at several hundred sites.
[W. Bosma, J. Cannon and C. Playoust, The Magma algebra system
I: The user language, J. Symb. Comp., 24, 3/4, 1997, 235-265].
(2000-12-21)