... language11
These days, computer languages do look very similar but we will try to point out a few useful similarities!
... code22
Dynamic linking is part of the plan for a future release
... exceptions33
The ability to properly handle floating point exceptions is dependent upon the capabilities of the hardware and operating system, as well as the interests of the person installing RLaB  .
... ...''44
Australian Macquarie dictionary, ISBN: 0-949757-23-3.
... character55
And also one less data type that you need to learn about.
... etc.66
You've been reading Kahaner, Moler, and Nash ``Numerical Methods and Software'' for example.
... machine-epsilon77
Machine-epsilon is the smallest number that your computer can distinguish. A common way to determine machine-epsilon is to divide a variable (eps) by two until 1.0 + eps == 1.0.
... text88
Mine in this case is Golub and VanLoan, ``Matrix Computations''.
... out99
Although the numbers are not identically zero, they are on the order of machine precision, and can be considered to be zero. Some programs use fixed-point precision when printing. Although this makes their output look more accurate, it is not.
... C-language1010
Note we said similar, not identical.
... environment1111
We will use the term environment and scope interchangeably.
... recursion1212
Not necessarily an efficient way to compute the factorial.
....1313
For an excellent discussion of the QR decomposition please refer to ``Matrix Computations'' Golub and Van Loan.
... house_row1414
See ``Matrix Computations'' by Golub and VanLoan.
... object1515
RLaB  lists are similar to AWK associative arrays.
... type1616
If one is necessary.
... variables1717
The exception to this statement is the use of static variables, which can obscure built-in functions - see the Section [*].