Lisp was once in the forefront of high level numerical computing systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macsyma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macsyma Similar

Lisp was once in the forefront of high level numerical computing systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macsyma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macsyma Similar to the way Python today is a high level language used for numerical computing today. Lisp is certainly more than capable of this role, but the fallout from the AI winter killed Lisp's reputation and popularity, leading to other languages filling those niches.