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Matrix

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Sparse and Dense Matrix Classes and Methods

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Download and install Matrix package within the R console
Install from CRAN:

 install.packages("Matrix")

Install from Github:

 library("remotes")

                        install_github("cran/Matrix")

Install by package version:

 library("remotes")

                        install_version("Matrix", "1.7-6")

Attach the package and use:

 library("Matrix")

Maintained by
Martin Maechler
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First Published: 2000-07-15

Latest Update: 2025-03-11

Description:

A rich hierarchy of sparse and dense matrix classes, including general, symmetric, triangular, and diagonal matrices with numeric, logical, or pattern entries. Efficient methods for operating on such matrices, often wrapping the 'BLAS', 'LAPACK', and 'SuiteSparse' libraries.

How to cite:

Martin Maechler (2000). Matrix: Sparse and Dense Matrix Classes and Methods. R package version 1.7-6, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Matrix. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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Some associated functions: BunchKaufman-methods . CAex . CHMfactor-class . Cholesky-class . Cholesky . CsparseMatrix-class . Diagonal . Hilbert . KNex . KhatriRao . LU-class . Matrix-class . Matrix . MatrixClass . MatrixFactorization-class . RsparseMatrix-class . Schur-class . Schur . SparseM-conv . Subassign-methods . TsparseMatrix-class . USCounties . Xtrct-methods . abIndex-class . abIseq . all-methods . all.equal-methods . atomicVector-class . band . bandSparse . bdiag . boolean-matprod . cBind . chol . chol2inv-methods . colSums . compMatrix-class . condest . dMatrix-class . ddenseMatrix-class . ddiMatrix-class . denseMatrix-class . dgCMatrix-class . dgRMatrix-class . dgTMatrix-class . dgeMatrix-class . diagU2N . diagonalMatrix-class . dimScale . dmperm . dpoMatrix-class . drop0 . dsCMatrix-class . dsRMatrix-class . dsparseMatrix-class . dsyMatrix-class . dtCMatrix-class . dtRMatrix-class-def . dtpMatrix-class . dtrMatrix-class . expand . expm . externalFormats . facmul . forceSymmetric . formatSparseM . generalMatrix-class . graph2T . image-methods . indMatrix-class . index-class . invPerm . is.na-methods . is.null.DN . isSymmetric-methods . isTriangular . kronecker-methods . ldenseMatrix-class . ldiMatrix-class . lgeMatrix-class . lsparseMatrix-classes . lsyMatrix-class . ltrMatrix-class . lu . mat2triplet . matrix-products . nMatrix-class . ndenseMatrix-class . nearPD . ngeMatrix-class . nnzero . norm . nsparseMatrix-classes . nsyMatrix-class . ntrMatrix-class . number-class . pMatrix-class . packedMatrix-class . printSpMatrix . qr-methods . rankMatrix . rcond . rep2abI . replValue-class . rleDiff-class . rsparsematrix . solve-methods . spMatrix . sparse.model.matrix . sparseLU-class . sparseMatrix-class . sparseMatrix . sparseQR-class . sparseVector-class . sparseVector . symmetricMatrix-class . symmpart . triangularMatrix-class . uniqTsparse . unpack . unpackedMatrix-class . unused-classes . updown . wrld_1deg .
Some associated R codes: AllClass.R . AllGeneric.R . Auxiliaries.R . BunchKaufman.R . CHMfactor.R . Csparse.R . HBMM.R . Hilbert.R . KhatriRao.R . LU.R . Math.R . Matrix.R . MatrixFactorization.R . Ops.R . Rsparse.R . SparseM-conv.R . Summary.R . Tsparse.R . abIndex.R . bandSparse.R . bind2.R . chol.R . colSums.R . condest.R . corMatrix.R . denseMatrix.R . determinant.R . diagMatrix.R . dpoMatrix.R . dppMatrix.R . eigen.R . expm.R . graph-conv.R . image.R . indMatrix.R . is.na.R . kronecker.R . nearPD.R . nnzero.R . norm.R . not.R . pMatrix.R . packedMatrix.R . products.R . qr.R . rankMatrix.R . rcond.R . solve.R . spModels.R . sparseMatrix.R . sparseQR.R . sparseVector.R . symmetricMatrix.R . triangularMatrix.R . unpackedMatrix.R . which.R . zzz.R . Full Matrix package functions and examples

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