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Cramer's rule

Cramer's rule noun: an explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.

Noun

Cramer's rule (plural Cramer's rules)

  1. An explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.

Forms of Cramer's rule

pluralCramer's rules

Origin of Cramer's rule

Named after the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer, who originally published the formula in 1750.

Questions about Cramer's rule

What does Cramer's rule mean?
Cramer's rule means an explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.
What part of speech is Cramer's rule?
Cramer's rule is a noun.
What is the plural of Cramer's rule?
The plural of Cramer's rule is Cramer's rules.

Words near Cramer's rule in the dictionary

  1. crambos
  2. cramdown
  3. cramdowns
  4. crame
  5. Cramer
  6. Cramer's rule
  7. Cramer's rules
  8. Cramers
  9. crames
  10. cramesies
  11. cramesy

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