(data structure)
Definition: A two-dimensional array. By convention, the first index is the row, and the second index is the column.
Specialization (... is a kind of me.)
square matrix, rectangular matrix, sparse matrix, lower triangular matrix, upper triangular matrix, ragged matrix, uniform matrix.
Note: Often implemented as an array.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Cite this as:
Paul E. Black, "matrix", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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