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### 3.2 Multi-dimensional Array Format

This section describes the format in which multi-dimensional arrays are stored in FFTW. We felt that a detailed discussion of this topic was necessary. Since several different formats are common, this topic is often a source of confusion among users.

- Row-major Format:
- Column-major Format:
- Static Arrays in C:
- Dynamic Arrays in C:
- Dynamic Arrays in C-The Wrong Way: