Transpose Operator:  `

matrix ` ;

The transpose operator, denoted by the backquote character (`), exchanges the rows and columns of matrix, producing the transpose of matrix. If $v$ is the value in the $i$th row and $j$th column of matrix, then the transpose of matrix contains $v$ in the $j$th row and $i$th column. If matrix contains $n$ rows and $p$ columns, the transpose has $p$ rows and $n$ columns.

For example, the following statements transpose the matrix a, shown in Figure 24.31:

a = {1 2,
     3 4,
     5 6};
b = a`;
print b;

Figure 24.31: Transpose of a Matrix

b
1 3 5
2 4 6


You can also transpose a matrix with the T function.