a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation
FORTRAN的用法和樣例:
例句
In FORTRAN, a data item that is not an array or array element, identified by a symbolic name. 在FORTRAN語言中,由符號名標識的非數組或非數組元素的一種數據項。
A FORTRAN language statement used to define arrays. 在FORTRAN語言中用於定義數組的語句。
Courses taken that would be useful for computer programming are: Computer science, systems design and analysis, FORTRAN programming, PASCAL programming, operating systems, systems management. 對計算機編程有用的課程有:計算機學、系統設計與分析、FORTRAN編程學、PASCAL編程學、操作系統、系統管理。