sharkdp/numbat
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A statically typed programming language for scientific computations with first class support for physical dimensions and units observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 12
- age_days: 1550
- days_rel: 58
- days_push: 56
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
2702 stars · 118 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Numbat is a statically typed programming language for scientific computations with first-class support for physical dimensions and units, implemented in Rust. It works as a high-precision interactive terminal calculator and also runs in the browser via WebAssembly.
Use cases
- convert between physical units like km/h to mph
- do scientific calculations with units checked for correctness
- high precision terminal calculator
- compute physics problems with dimensional analysis
- define custom units and physical dimensions
- quick unit-aware calculations in the browser
When to choose
- you frequently compute with physical units and want dimension errors caught statically
- you need a precise, scriptable scientific calculator with a rich unit library
- you want a calculator with strict syntax and excellent error messages
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose programming language for building applications
- you need symbolic algebra or a computer algebra system
- you need heavy numerical libraries like NumPy or MATLAB toolboxes
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
interpreter compiler math programming-languages mathematics developer-tools cross-platform cli wasm rust scientific-calculator physical-units dimensional-analysis type-system terminal-calculator programming-language physics command-line web
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sharkdp/numbat · fetched 2026-09-28 · 52b5e9933185
- homepage: https://numbat.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5cc02a7b04d5
- site_page: https://numbat.dev/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 700434a555ef
- site_page: https://numbat.dev/docs/examples/example-numbat_syntax · fetched 2026-08-29 · 18653d662426
- site_page: https://numbat.dev/docs/web/usage · fetched 2026-08-29 · bad4ad987dc8
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/numbat · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f9fe7d7eab5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sharkdp/numbat | main | 93 |
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