X-Y-Z matrix

The term X-Y-Z matrix is used to refer to the generalization of the concept of matrix to three dimensions.

An X-Y-Z matrix A will thus have components A_i, j, k where

1 ≤ i ≤ M, 1 ≤ j ≤ N, 1 ≤ k ≤ P

for some positive integers M, N, P.

Such matrices are helpful for example when considering grids in three dimensions, as in computer simulations of three-dimensional problems.

See also