Here is a real world example: a = Float64[-159.5; -158.5; -39.5;;] typeof(a) Matrix{Float64} (alias for Array{Float64, 2}) size(a) (3, 1) b = vec(a) b = Float64[-159.5, -158.5, -39.5] typeof(b) Vector{Float64} (alias for Array{Float64, 1}) size(b) (3, ) It seems that Julia considers them to be di…

1-Column matrix vs. Vector

ffevotte November 14, 2021, 2:00pm 19

I think Jiahao Chen’s talk at JuliaCon 2017 on “Taking Vector Transposes Seriously” is worth watching for anyone interested in this question:

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