[R] Scalar vs. vector

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

Chris Fehily <fehily at pacbell.net> writes:

> Do these statements yield identical types of objects?
>    x = 3
> and
>    y = c(3)
> 
> That is, intrinsically, is x, like y, a vector of length one, but
> created with abbreviated syntax?

No, y is like x, a vector of length one, only created with an overly
long-winded syntax... 

(c() is for *concatenation*)

> More simply: Are scalars really trivial vectors?

Yes.

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