Arrays

[McNistor]

Are (simple) arrays in ICE considered uni dimensional data type and are those 2D like 2x2 matrices?
Is there any way of defining 5+ dimensional data structures? Matrices are 4x4 maximum in ICE.

[Chris_TC]

I think the 2D arrays store a bunch of subarrays and keep track of where each subarray begins and ends.
Let's say you have these five arrays:

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Array 1: 3 6 5 2 7
Array 2: 1 0 1 4 1
Array 3: 9 8 9 9 9
Array 4: 2 4 2 2 4
Array 5: 6 6 6 0 0

You plug all five arrays into the <<Build 2D array>>. If you now want to retrieve the 8 (third row, second column), you do:
<<Select subarray in 2D array>> and specify index 3
The result of that plugs into a <<Select in array>> and specify index 2

[McNistor]

OK, thanks.
Anyway, I'll have to refresh my maths and data types&structures about arrays, matrices, vectors as of right now they're spinning around and confusions are bound to happen if I don't settle them down. Like for example a 4x4 matrix is a bi dimensional structure? It can represent coordinates for four dimensions but the structure itself has two (rows and columns), right? I have to revisit some concepts...
I'm so excited as I've just started learning ICE and it's amazing how it empowers you. I hate that I waited so long.