Multi-Dimensional Arrays are several arrays that are combined into one. Some examples where a 2 dimensional array might be used would be a chess board, grid, and a deck of cards.
For this tutorial we will create a 2D (Matrix) array for a deck of cards.
In a deck of cards, there are 4 suits and 13 ranks per suit.
The suits are Diamonds, Spades, Hearts, Clubs
The ranks are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace
We can create a 2D array from the array of suits and the array of ranks.
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