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MATLAB 5.0 Enhancements

MATLAB 5.0 featured five major areas of new functionality:

Enhanced Programming and Application
Development Tools

MATLAB 5.0 provided new M-file programming enhancements and application development tools that make it easier than ever to develop and maintain applications in MATLAB. Highlights include:

New Data Types, Structures, and Language
Features

MATLAB 5.0 introduced new data types and language improvements. These new features make it easy to build much larger and more complex MATLAB applications.

Faster, Better Graphics and Visualization

MATLAB 5.0 added powerful new visualization techniques and significantly faster graphics using the Z-buffer algorithm. Presentation graphics were also improved to give you more options and control over how you present your data.

More Mathematical and Data Analysis Tools

With more than 500 mathematical, statistical, and engineering functions, MATLAB gives you immediate access to the numeric computing tools you need. New features with MATLAB 5.0 included:

Enhancements to Application Toolboxes
and to Simulink

Significant upgrades to application toolboxes and Simulink introduced with MATLAB 5.0 were:


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