SLANGE  returns the value of the one norm,  or the Frobenius norm, or


 the  infinity norm,  or the  element of  largest absolute value  of a


 real matrix A.

SLANGE

    SLANGE = ( max(abs(A(i,j))), NORM = 'M' or 'm'


             (


             ( norm1(A),         NORM = '1', 'O' or 'o'


             (


             ( normI(A),         NORM = 'I' or 'i'


             (


             ( normF(A),         NORM = 'F', 'f', 'E' or 'e'


 where  norm1  denotes the  one norm of a matrix (maximum column sum),


 normI  denotes the  infinity norm  of a matrix  (maximum row sum) and


 normF  denotes the  Frobenius norm of a matrix (square root of sum of


 squares).  Note that  max(abs(A(i,j)))  is not a consistent matrix norm.

NORM

          NORM is CHARACTER*1


          Specifies the value to be returned in SLANGE as described


          above.

M

          M is INTEGER


          The number of rows of the matrix A.  M >= 0.  When M = 0,


          SLANGE is set to zero.

N

          N is INTEGER


          The number of columns of the matrix A.  N >= 0.  When N = 0,


          SLANGE is set to zero.

A

          A is REAL array, dimension (LDA,N)


          The m by n matrix A.

LDA

          LDA is INTEGER


          The leading dimension of the array A.  LDA >= max(M,1).

WORK

          WORK is REAL array, dimension (MAX(1,LWORK)),


          where LWORK >= M when NORM = 'I'; otherwise, WORK is not


          referenced.

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