MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment for
numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you
can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and
applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable
you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with
spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or
Java.
You can use MATLAB for a range of applications, including signal
processing and communications, image and video processing, control
systems, test and measurement, computational finance, and computational
biology. More than a million engineers and scientists in industry and
academia use MATLAB, the language of technical computing.