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> In the years since, the name Mathematica has been widely imitated (think Modelica, for example). ...or Metallica, for example. Seriously, isn't sticking 'a'
by jimmytucson 14y ago
> In the years since, the name Mathematica has been widely imitated (think Modelica, for example).
...or Metallica, for example.
Seriously, isn't sticking 'a' (or 'ica') onto the end of a word some kind of Latin thing?
Britannica!
- raldi 14y ago$ echo `grep ica$ /usr/dict/words` Africa America Angelica Antarctica Attica Britannica Corsica Dominica Erica Formica Jamaica Jessica Monica Patrica Podgorica Spica Veronica basilica erotica harmonica lexica mica pica replica sciatica silica
- StefanKarpinski 14y agoThe Romans were just copying Stephen Wolfram.
- davrosthedalek 14y agoThey were pre-covering him. Like all the pre-covers of the songs from Glee....
- MaysonL 14y agoAs if Mathematica wasn't a frigging egotistical steal from Newton, Russell, and Whitehead.