sum

sum(X) returns sum of vector X elements.

In case X is a matrix:
  • sum(X) returns sum of each of X columns
  • sum(X,2) returns sum of each of X rows

Examples

> X = [1:4;2:5]#

            1            2            3            4
            2            3            4            5

> sum(X)#

            3            5            7            9

> sum(X,2)#

           10
           14

> sum(sum(X))#

 24

See also

diff | mean | prod