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+USING: help.markup help.syntax math.blas.matrices math.blas.vectors multiline ;
+IN: math.blas.syntax
+
+ARTICLE: "math.blas.syntax" "BLAS interface literal syntax"
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: svector{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: dvector{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: cvector{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: zvector{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: smatrix{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: dmatrix{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: cmatrix{ }
+{ $subsection POSTPONE: zmatrix{ } ;
+
+ABOUT: "math.blas.syntax"
+
+HELP: svector{
+{ $syntax "svector{ 1.0 -2.0 3.0 }" }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link float-blas-vector } "." } ;
+
+HELP: dvector{
+{ $syntax "dvector{ 1.0 -2.0 3.0 }" }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link double-blas-vector } "." } ;
+
+HELP: cvector{
+{ $syntax "cvector{ 1.0 -2.0 C{ 3.0 -1.0 } }" }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link float-complex-blas-vector } "." } ;
+
+HELP: zvector{
+{ $syntax "dvector{ 1.0 -2.0 C{ 3.0 -1.0 } }" }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link double-complex-blas-vector } "." } ;
+
+{
+    POSTPONE: svector{ POSTPONE: dvector{
+    POSTPONE: cvector{ POSTPONE: zvector{
+} related-words
+
+HELP: smatrix{
+{ $syntax <" smatrix{
+    { 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 }
+    { 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 }
+    { 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 }
+    { 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 }
+} "> }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link float-blas-matrix } ". Note that although BLAS matrices are stored in column-major order, the literal is specified in row-major order." } ;
+
+HELP: dmatrix{
+{ $syntax <" dmatrix{
+    { 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 }
+    { 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 }
+    { 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 }
+    { 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 }
+} "> }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link double-blas-matrix } ". Note that although BLAS matrices are stored in column-major order, the literal is specified in row-major order." } ;
+
+HELP: cmatrix{
+{ $syntax <" cmatrix{
+    { 1.0 0.0           0.0 1.0           }
+    { 0.0 C{ 0.0 1.0 }  0.0 2.0           }
+    { 0.0 0.0          -1.0 3.0           }
+    { 0.0 0.0           0.0 C{ 0.0 -1.0 } }
+} "> }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link float-complex-blas-matrix } ". Note that although BLAS matrices are stored in column-major order, the literal is specified in row-major order." } ;
+
+HELP: zmatrix{
+{ $syntax <" zmatrix{
+    { 1.0 0.0           0.0 1.0           }
+    { 0.0 C{ 0.0 1.0 }  0.0 2.0           }
+    { 0.0 0.0          -1.0 3.0           }
+    { 0.0 0.0           0.0 C{ 0.0 -1.0 } }
+} "> }
+{ $description "Construct a literal " { $link double-complex-blas-matrix } ". Note that although BLAS matrices are stored in column-major order, the literal is specified in row-major order." } ;
+
+{
+    POSTPONE: smatrix{ POSTPONE: dmatrix{
+    POSTPONE: cmatrix{ POSTPONE: zmatrix{
+} related-words