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Wolfram Alpha definition - computer

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WolframAlpha definition - computer

A computational search engine that provides statistics for all major disciplines. Developed by Stephen Wolfram, inventor of the Mathematica software, WolframAlpha differs from major search engines in that it returns a fixed set of answers for queries rather than countless articles that contain the keywords. Launched in 2009, WolframAlpha.com is designed to return statistics and mathematical data about a subject rather than narrations, opinions and explanations. For example, searching for "IBM" returns the current stock price and other financial data about the company.


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The Results for 800 MHz

Entering "800 MHz" returned the above set of values. In contrast, a Google, Yahoo! or MSN search would return millions of articles that contain the same keywords.






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