#math/linear-algebra
Suppose $m$ and $n$ are nonnegative integers. An $m\text{-by-}n$ matrix $A$ is a rectangular array of elements of $\mathbf{F}$ with $m$ rows and $n$ columns.
$
A=\begin{pmatrix}
A_{1,1} & \ldots & A_{1,n} \\
\vdots{} & & \vdots{} \\
A_{m,1} & \ldots & A_{m,n}
\end{pmatrix}
$
$A_{i,j}$ denotes the entry in row $i$, column $j$. The $k^{th}$ column of $A$ is the $m\text{-by-}1$ matrix
$
\begin{pmatrix}
A_{1,k} \\
\vdots{} \\
A_{m,k}
\end{pmatrix}
$
$A_{\cdot,k}$ denotes the $k^{th}$ column of $A$. And the $k^{th}$ row of $A$ is the $1\text{-by-}n$ matrix
$
\begin{pmatrix}
A_{k,1} & \ldots & A_{k,n}
\end{pmatrix}
$
$A_{k,\cdot}$ denotes the $k^{th}$ row of $A$.