R: help on Octave

[Pierpaolo]

I'm confused...
How big is 6200*6200 matrix?
300 Mb or 4,5 Gb ??

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Martin Helm [mailto:address@hidden 
Inviato: martedì 26 giugno 2012 15:41
A: Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
Cc: Pierpaolo; address@hidden
Oggetto: Re: help on Octave

Am 26.06.2012 15:18, schrieb Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso:
> With a “small” matrix (6200x6200) I had a crash with previous error string.
> This matrix isn't small. It would occupy approximately 4.5 gigabytes
> of memory, if stored in full. 
For me 6200^2 * 8 is about 300 MB, that should be really no problem.
I'ld guess the problem lies elsewhere.