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− | '''Asymptote''' is a powerful graphics language designed for creating mathematical diagrams and figures. It can output images in either eps or pdf format, and is compatible with the standard mathematics typesetting language, [[LaTeX]]. It | + | '''Asymptote''' is a powerful vector graphics language designed for creating mathematical diagrams and figures. It can output images in either eps or pdf format, and is compatible with the standard mathematics typesetting language, [[LaTeX]]. It is also a complete programming language, and has cleaner syntax than its predecessor, [[http://netlib.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html MetaPost]], which was a language used only for two-dimensional graphics. |
Here is an example of an image that can be produced using Asymptote: | Here is an example of an image that can be produced using Asymptote: |
Revision as of 07:57, 28 January 2007
Asymptote is a powerful vector graphics language designed for creating mathematical diagrams and figures. It can output images in either eps or pdf format, and is compatible with the standard mathematics typesetting language, LaTeX. It is also a complete programming language, and has cleaner syntax than its predecessor, [MetaPost], which was a language used only for two-dimensional graphics.
Here is an example of an image that can be produced using Asymptote:
In a sense, Asymptote is the ruler and compass of typesetting.