Syntax:
ncols ( matrix_expression ) ncols ( intmat_expression ) ncols ( ideal_expression )
ncols (
)
Type:
int
Purpose:
returns the number of columns of a matrix or an intmat or the number of given generators of the ideal, including zeros.
Note:
size(ideal) counts the number of generators which are different from zero. (Use nrows to get the number of rows of a given matrix or intmat.)
size(
nrows
Example:
ring r; matrix m[5][6]; ncols(m); → 6 ideal i=x,0,y; ncols(i); → 3 size(i); → 2
See matrix; nrows; size.