Yes, scalars are really trivial vectors. On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, Chris Fehily wrote: > 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? > > More simply: Are scalars really trivial vectors? > > Thanks. > -chris >