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From: malcolm@Apple.COM (Malcolm Slaney)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Row/Column Major Definition and History?
Keywords: arrays, row major, column major, history, definition
Message-ID: <16512@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 2 Sep 88 17:10:00 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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Can somebody tell me the history and definition of row major and column
major arrays?  I usually see this as part of a language definition stating
something like "The Fortran language stores arrays in row major order" (or
is Fortran column major????).

I've been wondering about this for a couple of years but I have never been
able to find a definition or an explanation.

Thanks.

							Malcolm Slaney
							malcolm@apple.com