Factorial - Fortran Typing CST Test
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Factorial — Fortran Code
Calculates factorial of 5 using a loop.
program Factorial
integer :: fact = 1
integer :: i
for i = 1, 5
fact = fact * i
end for
print *, 'Factorial:', fact
end program FactorialFortran Language Guide
Fortran (Formula Translation) is a high-level, compiled programming language designed for numeric computation, scientific computing, and engineering applications. Known for its efficiency in numerical calculations, Fortran has been a standard in scientific computing for over 60 years.
Primary Use Cases
- ▸Scientific simulations
- ▸Numerical and matrix computations
- ▸High-performance computing
- ▸Weather & climate modeling
- ▸Finite element analysis
- ▸Computational physics & chemistry
Notable Features
- ▸Efficient numerical computation
- ▸Array-oriented syntax
- ▸Strong support for parallelism (OpenMP, MPI)
- ▸Modern Fortran supports OOP
- ▸Backward compatible across decades of standards
Origin & Creator
Fortran was developed in the 1950s by IBM engineers led by John Backus to simplify programming of numeric computations on early computers.
Industrial Note
Fortran is heavily used in computational fluid dynamics, weather modeling, numerical simulations, high-performance computing (HPC), aerospace, and energy industry applications.