steep

adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep

cliffs" [ant: {gradual}]

2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;

"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an

outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest

rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate},

{outrageous}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]

3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline";

"a steep roof sheds snow"

n : a steep place (as on a hill)

v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his

studies" [syn: {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross},

{absorb}]

2: sit or let sit in boiling water to extract the flavor; "the

tea is brewing" [syn: {brew}, {infuse}]

SHEEP

A package for {symbolic mathematics},

especially {tensor analysis} and General Relativity, developed

by Inge Frick in Stockholm in the late 1970s to early 1980s.

SHEEP was implemented in {DEC-10} {assembly language}, then in

several {LISPs}. The current version runs on {Sun}-3 and is

based on {Portable Standard LISP}.

["Sheep, a Computer Algebra System for General Relativity",

J.E.F. Skea et al in Proc First Brazilian School on Comp Alg,

W. Roque et al eds, Oxford U Press 1993, v2].

{(ftp://galois.maths.gmw.ac.uk/homeftp/pub/sheep)}

(1998-05-06)