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It is pretty normal, I guess, to use \begin{array} ... \end{array} to model matrices, when more control is required than you get with pmatrix, bmatrix, etc., with the proper \left and \right, and the relevant symbol.

Now, I need smallmatrix, but I need more control. Basically, I'd like to model \begin{smallmatrix} ... \end{smallmatrix} with \begin{array} ... \end{array}.

It's not as easy as just putting a command left and right of \begin{array} ... \end{array}. Should I use \scalebox?

\begin{array}{c|c}
    a & b \\ \hline c & d
\end{array}

As you can see, I'm using verical and horizonal lines. Now I'd need that, but in this matrix:

\begin{smallmatrix}
    a & b \\ \hline c & d
\end{smallmatrix}

Is that even possible?

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  • smallmatrix is optimized for two line arrays so that the delimiters around them don't grow too much; as soon as you add a horizontal rule the size will grow. A partitioned matrix is best treated in a display. Commented Feb 18, 2013 at 0:27
  • I understand, but even adding vertical lines is not possible. I'd like to control at least that. Commented Feb 18, 2013 at 4:37

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You can emulate smallmatrix with array in the following way:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath} % just for comparison

\newenvironment{smallarray}[1]
 {\null\,\vcenter\bgroup\scriptsize
  \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{0.7}%
  \arraycolsep=.13885em
  \hbox\bgroup$\array{@{}#1@{}}}
 {\endarray$\egroup\egroup\,\null}

\begin{document}
$\left[\begin{smallmatrix}a & b\\ g&d\end{smallmatrix}\right]
\left[\begin{smallarray}{cc}a & b\\g&d\end{smallarray}\right]
\left[\begin{smallarray}{c|c}a & b\\g&d\end{smallarray}\right]$
\end{document}

However, adding \hline between rows in a smallarray won't give a pleasant result.

Horizontal rules may be added in both environments with

\noalign{\vskip1pt\hrule\vskip1pt}

instead of \hline, but this will probably make delimiters grow by one step.

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