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Matrix and Vector Variables (Numeric and Symbolic)

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The concept of variable, like the concept of function, is essential when working with mathematical software. Obviously, the theoretical concept of a mathematical variable is fixed and independent of the software package, but how to implement and manage variables is very characteristic of each particular program. MATLAB allows you to define and manage variables, and store them in files, in a very simple way.

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López, C.P. (2014). Matrix and Vector Variables (Numeric and Symbolic). In: MATLAB Matrix Algebra. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0307-1_1

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