Dim                   package:nlme                   R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This function is generic; method functions can be written to
     handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have
     methods for this function include: `corSpatial', `corStruct',
     `pdCompSymm', `pdDiag', `pdIdent', `pdMat', and `pdSymm'.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     Dim(object, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

  object: any object for which dimensions can be extracted.

     ...: some methods for this generic function require additional
          arguments.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate
     documentation.

_N_o_t_e:

     If `dim' allowed more than one argument, there would be no need
     for this generic function.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Jose Pinheiro and Douglas Bates

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `Dim.pdMat', `Dim.corStruct'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     ## see the method function documentation

