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brew install eigen v5.0.1 MPL-2.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND Minpack

C++ header-only template library for linear algebra (matrices, vectors, solvers, decompositions).

Why you might care

Eigen is the standard dependency for numerical computing in C++ — widely used in scientific, machine learning, and robotics projects. It's header-only (no linking), highly optimized with SIMD support, and handles everything from basic linear operations to advanced decompositions and sparse matrices. If your C++ project touches matrices or vectors, you'll likely need this.

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