What does 'sage' stand for in sagemeth?

[Tence T. George]

*S*oftware for *A*lgebra and *G*eometry *E*xperimentation
(found it after it a little googling) Weird I couldn't find it on
sagemath.org
http://dailyuw.com/2008/1/14/sage-insights-open-source-technology/
-Tence


On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Vincent Trouilliez <
vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:

> > http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/sagemath: "Packet: sagemath
> > (3.0.5dfsg-3) [universe]: Mathematics software written in Python:
> > Sage is a mathematical software package with support for a wide range of
> > mathematics, including algebra, calculus, elementary to very advanced
> > number theory, cryptography, numerical computation, commutative algebra,
> > group theory, combinatorics, graph theory, and exact linear algebra."
>
> > What does 'sage' stand for in sagemath?
>
>
> Probably refers to the French word which means "wise man", which is
> sometimes used when talking of antic era versatile geniuses, who
> pionnered mathematics as well as philosophy, astronomy, anatomy,
> engineering...
>
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