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Dodgson condensation

Dodgson condensation noun: a method of computing the determinants of a square matrix by constructing a series of sequentially smaller matrices.

Noun

Dodgson condensation (uncountable)

  1. A method of computing the determinants of a square matrix by constructing a series of sequentially smaller matrices.

Origin of Dodgson condensation

Named after mathematician Charles Dodgson.

Questions about Dodgson condensation

What does Dodgson condensation mean?
Dodgson condensation means a method of computing the determinants of a square matrix by constructing a series of sequentially smaller matrices.
What part of speech is Dodgson condensation?
Dodgson condensation is a noun.

Words near Dodgson condensation in the dictionary

  1. dodging the column
  2. dodging up
  3. dodgings
  4. Dodgshon
  5. Dodgson
  6. Dodgson condensation
  7. Dodgson's method
  8. Dodgsonian
  9. dodgy
  10. dodgy box
  11. dodgy boxes

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