Multidimensional Arrays
The types of arrays you’ve seen thus far are all linear arrays; that is, they all deal with a single dimension. The language enables you to define arrays of any dimension. This section takes a look at two-dimensional arrays.
One of the most natural applications for a two-dimensional array arises in the case of a matrix. Consider the 4 × 5 matrix shown here:
10 5 –3 17 82
9 0 0 8 –7
32 20 1 0 14
0 0 8 7 6
In mathematics, an element of a matrix commonly is referred to by using a double subscript. If the preceding matrix were called M, the notation Mi,j would refer to the element ...
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