..... is a broad area of computer applications characterized by the use of symbolic rather than numeric computations

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____ is a broad area of computer applications characterized by the use of symbolic rather than numeric computations

A	Artificial Intelligence
B	Web Software
C	Business application
D	None

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad area of computer applications characterized by the use of symbolic rather than numeric computations. Symbolic computation means that symbols, consisting of names rather than numbers, are manipulated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Symbolic Programming involves the manipulation of symbolic data such as programs, equations, rules, and natural language (human languages such as English). Symbolic programming is increasingly being used in real applications by large companies such as Bloomberg and Walmart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Note 2: Examples of a symbolic language are assembly languages and high-level languages, such as ALGOL, PL/I, and COBOL.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s used to mean writing a function which calculate the derivative of another function. For example, given a Fortran program which calculates f(x) an automatic differentiation tool would write a Fortran function which calculates f’(x) .

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