R a i n o n m e l y r i c s a n d m e a n i n g. It includes a console syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution and a variety of robust tools for plotting viewing history debugging and managing your workspace. The R Project for Statistical Computing Getting Started.
The R language is widely used among statisticians and data miners for developing statistical software and data analysis. R includes extensive facilities for accessing documentation and searching for help. Take control of your R and Python code.
It works like a pipe hence the reference to Magrittes famous painting The Treachery of Images.
To download R please choose your preferred CRAN mirror. The infix operator is not part of base R but is in fact defined by the package magrittr CRAN and is heavily used by dplyr CRAN. Click Run when prompted by your computer to begin the installation process. There are also specialized search engines for accessing information about R on the internet and general internet search engines can also prove useful see below.