How many rows and columns are in an m×n matrix or is it vice versa?

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Karen Robbins · Accepted Answer

An m ×  n matrix has m rows and n columns.

mauricio0815sh · Accepted Answer

I suggest you always to check the notation on the book which you are  using. I found sometimes this notation with different meaning. In  advanced books, for example. Even the notation for linear maps as  matrices. Sometimes they write xT.

Jeffrey Jordon · Accepted Answer

Always check and make sure you have the right convention for the occasion. Usually m $\times$ n is rows $\times$ columns. I like to remember this as being in REVERSE alphabetical order - Rows by Columns, or R first then C. However, in Boyce & DiPrima's book "Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems" an m $\times$ n matrix has m vertical columns and n horizontal rows.

However, when addressing elements within a matrix, it's the opposite. The element "a sub i,j" references the element in the ith row and jth column. Lesson? Always check to make sure you have the correct convention!

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