 One particular advantage of some algebraic modeling languages like AIMMS, AMPL, GAMS,
MathProg,
Mosel, 
and
OPL
is the similarity of their syntax to the mathematical notation of optimization problems.This allows for a very concise and readable definition of problems in the domain of optimization, which is supported by certain language elements like sets, indices, algebraic expressions, powerful sparse index and data handling variables, constraints with arbitrary names.The algebraic formulation of a model does not contain any hints how to process it.