说明：  MATLAB的基本数据单位是矩阵，它的指令表达式与数学、工程中常用的形式十分相似，故用MATLAB来解算问题要比用C，FORTRAN等语言完成相同的事情简捷得多，并且MATLAB也吸收了像Maple等软件的优点，使MATLAB成为一个强大的数学软件。在新的版本中也加入了对C，FORTRAN，C++，JAVA的支持。
(The basic data unit of MATLAB is matrix. Its instruction expression is very similar to the commonly used form in mathematics and engineering. So it is much simpler to solve problems with MATLAB than with C, FORTRAN and other languages to accomplish the same thing. And MATLAB also absorbs the advantages of software such as Maple, making MATLAB a powerful mathematical software. Support for C, FORTRAN, C++, JAVA has also been added in the new version.)