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## Overview
To understand what a matrix is and how to create a matrix in R, click [here](https://www.educative.io/answers/what-is-the-matrix-function-in-r).

## Obtaining the dimension of a matrix
To obtain the dimension of a matrix in R, we use the **`dim()` function**.

## Syntax
```
dim(matrix)
```
## Parameter
The `dim()` function takes a single parameter, which is the matrix object.

## Return value
The `dim()` function returns the dimension of a matrix passed to it.

## Example



# creating a matrix
mymatrix <- matrix(c("apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange"), nrow = 2, ncol = 2)

# implementing the dim() function
dim(mymatrix)

## Explanation
We create 2x2 matrix (a matrix with 2 rows and 2 columns) `mymatrix`. Using the `dim()` function, we check for the dimensions of the matrix. As we can see from the output, it is a 2x2 matrix.

How to obtain the dimension of a given matrix in R

Use dim(matrix) in R to get a matrix's dimensions. This function returns dimensions of the matrix.