Symbolic Matrix

Creates a matrix composed of properly indexed symbolic elements.

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A matrix of symbolic elements is reasonably useful for many analytic linear algebra applications, and for analytic vector, matrix and tensor differentiation.

This function produces a matrix of arbitrary dimension of symbolic elements that are indexed by their position in the symbolic matrix for ease of reference.

EXAMPLE
>> M = symMat([2 2],'m','real')
M =
[ m11, m12]
[ m21, m22]
>> class(M)
ans =
sym
>> det(M)
ans =
m11*m22 - m12*m21

Cite As

Zachary Danziger (2026). Symbolic Matrix (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/26729-symbolic-matrix), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.2.0.0

fixed index printing reversal for matrices with dimensions greater than

1.1.0.0

An update has been made such that the element indexing conforms to standard matrix notation: i.e., e153 is now the element of row 1, column 5, layer 3.

1.0.0.0