Description: Creates an N-dimensional sparse array object, for arbitrary N.This submission defines a class of N-dimensional sparse arrays for N possibly greater than 2. However, it should really be thought of as a way of starting with an ordinary MATLAB sparse matrix and reshaping it to have N dimensions. In other words, the sparse data must first be able to exist as an ordinary 2D MATLAB sparse matrix before being made N-dimensional. In fact, if the intended array has dimensions MxNxP...YxZ, then the class will store it internally as an ordinary 2D sparse array of dimensions (M*N*P*...*Y)xZ. This leads to certain memory strains when using large numbers of dimensions. I find the class useful mainly for moderate dimensional things like edge detection in 3D imaging, where you often want to hold a sparse 3D edge map.
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