cvec returns the column-wise vectorization of an input matrix (stacking
the columns on one another). rvec returns the row-wise vectorization of an
input matrix (concatenating the rows after each other). vech returns the
column-wise half-vectorization of an input matrix (stacking the lower
triangular elements of the matrix, including the diagonal). vechs returns
the strict column-wise half-vectorization of an input matrix (stacking the
lower triangular elements of the matrix, excluding the diagonal). All
functions return the output as a vector.