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What is a matrix and a scalar?

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A matrix and a scalar is a matrix. S + M1 = M2.

A scalar is a real number whose square is positive. A matrix is an array of numbers, some of which are scalars and others are vectors, square of the number is negative. A matrix can be a quaternion, the sum of a scalars and three vectors.

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