represents an array of zeros with unspecified dimensions.
SymbolicZerosArray[{n1,n2,…}]
represents an n1×n2×… array of zeros.


SymbolicZerosArray
represents an array of zeros with unspecified dimensions.
SymbolicZerosArray[{n1,n2,…}]
represents an n1×n2×… array of zeros.
Details

- Valid dimension specifications ni in SymbolicZerosArray[{n1,n2,…}] are positive integers. It is also possible to work with symbolic dimension specifications.
- SymbolicZerosArray may be produced by arithmetic operations and differentiation involving ArraySymbol objects.
- For an array a=SymbolicZerosArray[{n1,n2,…}] with positive integer dimension specifications ni, Normal[a] converts a to an explicit array. SparseArray[a] converts a to a SparseArray.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Arithmetic operations may return a SymbolicZerosArray:
The derivative of a constant array is a SymbolicZerosArray:
Create a SymbolicZerosArray with explicit numeric dimensions:
Convert a to an explicit array:
Convert a to a SparseArray:
Properties & Relations (2)
SymbolicZerosArray gives a symbolic representation of the array:
ConstantArray gives an explicit array:
Use Normal to convert a to an explicit array:
SymbolicOnesArray gives an array of ones:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2024), SymbolicZerosArray, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SymbolicZerosArray.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2024. "SymbolicZerosArray." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SymbolicZerosArray.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2024). SymbolicZerosArray. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SymbolicZerosArray.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_symboliczerosarray, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SymbolicZerosArray}", year="2024", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SymbolicZerosArray.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_symboliczerosarray, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SymbolicZerosArray}, year={2024}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SymbolicZerosArray.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}