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what is the difference between array and matrices in matlab?

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

The nomenclature typically is:

Scalars are 1x1

Vectors are 1xN or Nx1

Matrices are MxN

Arrays are typically 3D or more, MxNxPx...etc

[Walter Roberson]

And just to clarify: "array" covers all of the varieties.

It is like a "point" is a particular example of a "line", and a "line" is a particular example of a "rectangle", and a "rectangle" is a particular example of a "hyperrectangle", with all the levels above that also being referred to as "hyperrectangle" -- so you could use "hyperrectangle" to refer even to something that later turned out to be a point.

In practice, though, it is not uncommon for people to use "matrix" in MATLAB even when they mean a 3D or more array.

Answer 2

[nur izzati]

ow, i see. but i think is it array- 1 row, i coloumn, matrix- more than 1 row and 1 column?