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  1. The name GiNaC is an iterated and recursive abbreviation for GiNaC is
  2. Not a CAS, where CAS stands for Computer Algebra System. It has been
  3. developed to become a replacement engine for xloops which in the past
  4. was powered by the Maple CAS. Its design is revolutionary in a sense
  5. that contrary to other CAS it does not try to provide extensive
  6. algebraic capabilities and a simple programming language but instead
  7. accepts a given language (C++) and extends it by a set of algebraic
  8. capabilities.