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Order of a Matrix

If a matrix A has m number of rows and n number of columns, then the order of the matrix A is (Number of rows)×(Number of columns) that is, m×n .We read m×n as m cross n or m by n. It may be noted that m×n is not a product of m and n.

Order of a Matrix

If a matrix A has m number of rows and n number of columns, then the order of the matrix A is (Number of rows)×(Number of columns) that is, m×n .We read m×n as m cross n or m by n. It may be noted that m×n is not a product of m and n.

General form of a matrix A with m rows and n columns (order m×n ) can be written in the form


where, a11 , a12,... denote entries of the matrix. a11 is the element in first row, first column, a12 is the element in the first row, second column, and so on.

In general, aij is the element in the ith row and j th column and is referred as (i,j)th element. 

With this notation, we can express the matrix A as A = (aij )m ×n where i = 1, 2,....m and j = 1, 2,...n .

The total number of entries in the matrix A = (aij )m ×n  is mn.

Note

When giving the order of a matrix, you should always mention the number of rows first, followed by the number of columns.

For example,

 

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