MATLAB: How to generate a nearly symmetric matrix

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How to generate in Matlab a nearly symmetric Toeplitz matrix ?I just know how to construct symmetric or nonsymmetric,
but I do not know how to generate nearly symmetric.

Best Answer

Just generate first a symettric matrix then perturb a "the overwhelming minority" of elements.
Whatever that definnition means.
>> T=randi(9,10,10);
>> T=randi(9,10,10);
>> S=T+T'
S =
     4    13     4     9    10    10    11     9    12    16
    13     2    12    18     8     9     9    13     4    11
     4    12     2     9    12    17     4    12    10    13
     9    18     9     6     7    11    12     7     7     6
    10     8    12     7     8     6     4     3     9     8
    10     9    17    11     6    10     6    11     6     5
    11     9     4    12     4     6    18    15    10     6
     9    13    12     7     3    11    15    14    12    10
    12     4    10     7     9     6    10    12    16     9
    16    11    13     6     8     5     6    10     9    16
 
>> S(randperm(numel(S),10))=randi(10,1,10)
S =
     4    13     4     9    10    10    11     9    12    16
    13    10    10    18     8     9     9    13     4    11
     4    12     2     9    12    17     4    12    10    13
     9    18     9     6     7    11    12     7     7     6
    10     8    12     7     8     6     4     3     9     8
    10     9    10    11     6    10     6    11     6     5
    11     9     4    12     5     6    18    15    10     6
     9    13     5     7     3    11    15    14    12    10
    12     4    10     7     9     6     2    12    16     9
    16    11     2     3     8     4     6    10     9     5
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