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diagonal element

diagonal element noun: an element on the main diagonal of a square matrix; that is, an element in row k and column k, where k is an integer between 1 and the number of rows (or columns) in the matrix.

Noun

diagonal element (plural diagonal elements)

  1. An element on the main diagonal of a square matrix; that is, an element in row k and column k, where k is an integer between 1 and the number of rows (or columns) in the matrix.

Forms of diagonal element

pluraldiagonal elements

Questions about diagonal element

What does diagonal element mean?
Diagonal element means an element on the main diagonal of a square matrix; that is, an element in row k and column k, where k is an integer between 1 and the number of rows (or columns) in the matrix.
What part of speech is diagonal element?
Diagonal element is a noun.
What is the plural of diagonal element?
The plural of diagonal element is diagonal elements.

Words near diagonal element in the dictionary

  1. diagonal
  2. diagonal argument
  3. diagonal calendar
  4. diagonal calendars
  5. diagonal cutters
  6. diagonal element
  7. diagonal elements
  8. diagonal mark
  9. diagonal marks
  10. diagonal matrices
  11. diagonal matrix

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