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# 193 Transpose a two-dimensional matrix
Declare two two-dimensional arrays a and b of dimension n*m and m*n, respectively. Assign to b the transpose of a (i.e. the value with index interchange).
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(def a [[1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]])
(def b (apply (partial mapv vector) a))
real :: a(n,m), b(m,n)

b = transpose(a)
const a = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]
const m = a[0].length
const b = Array.from({ length: m }, (_, n) => a.map(row => row[n]))
int b[][] = new int[m][n], x, y;
for (y = 0; y < m; ++y)
    for (x = 0; x < n; ++x)
        b[y][x] = a[x][y];
import static java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance;
Class<?> c = a.getClass().getComponentType()
                         .getComponentType();
T b[][] = (T[][]) newInstance(c, m, n);
int y, x;
for (y = 0; y < m; ++y)
    for (x = 0; x < n; ++x)
        b[y][x] = a[x][y];
local a = {}

for x = 1, n do
  local t = {}
  for y = 1, m do
    t[y] = {x, y}
  end
  a[x] = t
end
  
local b = {}

for y = 1, m do
  local t = {}
  for x = 1, n do
    t[x] = a[x][y]
  end
  b[y] = t
end

uses typ, omv;
var
  A: array[1..m, 1..n] of ArbFloat;
  B: array[1..n, 1..m] of ArbFloat;
begin
  ... some code to fill A
  omvtrm(
    A[1,1], m, n, n,
    B[1,1], m
  );
end.
use PDL::Basic qw(sequence transpose);
my ($m, $n) = (3, 2);
my $A = sequence $m, $n;
my $B = transpose $A;

a = [[1,2], [3,4], [5,6]]
b = list(map(list, zip(*a)))
import numpy as np
a = np.array([[1,2], [3,4], [5,6]])
b = a.T

b = [*zip(*a)]
a = [[1,2], [3,4], [5,6]]
b = a.transpose
use nalgebra::DMatrix;
use rand::prelude::*;
let a = DMatrix::<u8>::from_fn(n, m, |_, _| rand::thread_rng().gen());
let b = a.transpose();

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