ARITH-MATIC is an extension of Grace Hopper's A-2 programming language,[1] developed around 1955. ARITH-MATIC was originally known as A-3, but was renamed by the marketing department of Remington Rand UNIVAC.
Some ARITH-MATIC subroutines
| Type
|
Subroutine
|
Description
|
Explanation
|
| Arithmetic
|
AAO(A)(B)(C)
|
A+B=C
|
The A in the middle of 'AA0' stands for addition
|
| Arithmetic
|
ASO(A)(B)(C)
|
A-B=C
|
The S in the middle of 'AS0' stands for subtraction
|
| Arithmetic
|
AMO(A)(B)(C)
|
A*B=C
|
The M in the middle of 'AM0' stands for multiplication
|
| Arithmetic
|
ADO(A)(B)(C)
|
A/B=C
|
The D in the middle of 'AD0' stands for division
|
| Trigonometric
|
TSO(A)OOO(B)
|
Sin(A)=B
|
The S in the middle of 'TS0' stands for Sin
|
| Trigonometric
|
TCO(A)OOO(B)
|
Cos(A)=B
|
The C in the middle of 'TC0' stands for Cos
|
| Trigonometric
|
TTO(A)OOO(B)
|
Tan(A)=B
|
The T in the middle of 'TT0' stands for Tan
|
| Trigonometric
|
TAT(A)OOO(B)
|
Arctan(A)=B
|
The AT stands for Arctan
|
| Hyperbolic
|
HSO(A)OOO(B)
|
Sinh(A)=B
|
The S in the middle of 'HS0' stands for Sin h
|
| Hyperbolic
|
HCO(A)OOO(B)
|
Cosh(A)=B
|
The C in the middle of 'HC0' stands for Cos h
|
| Hyperbolic
|
HTO(A)OOO(B)
|
Tanh(A)=B
|
The T in the middle of 'HT0' stands for Tan h
|
| General Mathematical
|
SQR(A)OOO(B)
|
Sqrt(A)=B
|
|
| General Mathematical
|
APN(A)(N)(B)
|
A**N=B
|
**: Exponentiation
|
[2]
See also
References
- ^ Sammet, Jean (1969). Programming Languages: History and Fundamentals. Prentice-Hall. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-13-729988-1.
- ^ Ash R, Broadwin E, Della Valle V, Greene M, Jenny A, Katz C, Yu L (April 19, 1957). Preliminary Manual for MATH-MATIC and ARITH-MATIC Systems for Algebraic Translation and Compilation for Univac I and II (PDF) (Technical report). Philadelphia, Penn.: Remington Rand Univac. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
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