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<H2> Matrices Mat: : <A HREF="PETSC_DIRsrc/mat/examples/tutorials/index.html">Examples</A></H2>

PETSc matrices (Mat objects) are used to store Jacobians and other sparse matrices
in PDE-based (or other) simulations. 

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