@a = ( [2,5,10,5,12,6,21,5,10,12,23], [5,6,11,10,5,10,6,21,5,1,9], [6,5,10,15,21] ); $m = 2; $n = 2; #### (5,10) #which occured twice in 1st, once in 2nd and 3rd (10,5) # which occured once in 1st and 2nd (6,21,5) # which occured once in 1st and 2nd