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Jordan block

Jordan block noun: a Jordan block over a ring R (whose identities are the zero 0 and one 1) is a matrix composed of 0 elements everywhere except for the diagonal, which is filled with a fixed element λ ∈ R, and the superdiagonal, which is composed of ones.

Noun

Jordan block (plural Jordan blocks)

  1. A Jordan block over a ring R (whose identities are the zero 0 and one 1) is a matrix composed of 0 elements everywhere except for the diagonal, which is filled with a fixed element λ ∈ R, and the superdiagonal, which is composed of ones.

Forms of Jordan block

pluralJordan blocks

Origin of Jordan block

Named after Camille Jordan.

Questions about Jordan block

What does Jordan block mean?
Jordan block means a Jordan block over a ring R (whose identities are the zero 0 and one 1) is a matrix composed of 0 elements everywhere except for the diagonal, which is filled with a fixed element λ ∈ R, and the superdiagonal, which is composed of ones.
What part of speech is Jordan block?
Jordan block is a noun.
What is the plural of Jordan block?
The plural of Jordan block is Jordan blocks.

Words near Jordan block in the dictionary

  1. jordan
  2. Jordan algebra
  3. Jordan algebras
  4. Jordan almond
  5. Jordan almonds
  6. Jordan block
  7. Jordan blocks
  8. Jordan curve
  9. Jordan curve theorem
  10. Jordan curves
  11. Jordan matrices

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