### Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
###
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###
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## usage: is_scalar (x)
##
## Return 1 if the number of rows and columns of x are both equal to 1.
##
## See also: size, rows, columns, length, is_scalar, is_matrix

function retval = is_scalar (x)

  if (nargin == 1)
    [nr, nc] = size (x);
    retval = (nr == 1 && nc == 1);
  else
    usage ("is_scalar (x)");
  endif

endfunction