John: What's wrong with 'N'? I don't see why a limit should be placed
on maximum dimensionality. Math packages I'm familiar with, including
matlab (I think), PDL (perl data language) and APL do not place an upper
limit.
Regards,
Doug Hunt
John Caron wrote:
>
> I am on a group considering how to add multidimensional arrays to Java. We
> have a question as to how many dimensions are needed. Fortran allows up to 7
> dimensions, but I have seen mostly 4 and occasionally 5 dimensional arrays.
>
> I would like to solicit any and all advice or experience in this regard.
>
> Thank you,
> John Caron
> caron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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