Re: FW: Scalars and Matrices:

[Mikhail Zotov]

On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, John Day wrote:

> But MATLAB does have 1x1 matrices! What it doesn't have is
> scalars. Any attempt to enter a "scalar" results in a 1x1 matrix.
> Here's proof: 
> 
> ╩ m = 1
> m =
>      1
> ╩ size(m)
> ans =
>      1     1
> 
> -jday

But what kind of answer would you expect if MATLAB has scalars
(in _your_ treatment)?

Mikhail




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