[Math] Name of a vector of 1s

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Let's consider an N dimensional vector where each coordinate takes the value 1. For example, for $N=5$ we have: $(1,1,1,1,1)$.

Does this type of vector have a name in the literature? Perhaps "unary?". Also, are there any conventions on how to refer to it in terms of notation? (e.g. $\mathbf{1}^T$?)

Best Answer

It's not quite common enough to have a standard notation, but a reasonably well-accepted notation would be something like $\mathbf{1}_n = (1, 1, \ldots, 1) \in \mathbb{R}^n$, and if you needed a column vector then you'd write $\mathbf{1}^\intercal_n$. It may sometimes be called the 1-vector of size $n$ or a size $n$ vector of 1s.

As such, it's the kind of thing that when you use it you would probably be best off defining it explicitly so that it's clear what you're doing with it.