By default, Macaulay 2 displays matrices in a compact form.
i1 : QQ[x];
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i2 : matrix{{x^2 + 3, x^4 + 1},{x^13 - 5, x^7 - 1}}
o2 = | x2+3 x4+1 |
| x13-5 x7-1 |
2 2
o2 : Matrix (QQ [x]) <--- (QQ [x])
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Note how the exponents of
x have been placed to the right of
x rather than formatted in superscript. While this format is generally considered to be desirable, this can be turned off by setting the variable
compactMatrixForm to
false.
i3 : compactMatrixForm = false
o3 = false
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i4 : matrix{{x^2 + 3, x^4 + 1},{x^13 - 5, x^7 - 1}}
| 2 4 |
o4 = | x + 3 x + 1 |
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| 13 7 |
| x - 5 x - 1 |
2 2
o4 : Matrix (QQ [x]) <--- (QQ [x])
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To have Macaulay 2 display matrices in compact form again, type:
i5 : compactMatrixForm = true
o5 = true
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i6 : matrix{{x^2 + 3, x^4 + 1},{x^13 - 5, x^7 - 1}}
o6 = | x2+3 x4+1 |
| x13-5 x7-1 |
2 2
o6 : Matrix (QQ [x]) <--- (QQ [x])
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