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singular value decomposition

singular value decomposition noun: a particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.

Noun

singular value decomposition (plural singular value decompositions)

  1. A particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.
    Synonyms:
    SVD

Synonyms of singular value decomposition

Forms of singular value decomposition

pluralsingular value decompositions

Questions about singular value decomposition

What does singular value decomposition mean?
Singular value decomposition means a particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.
What part of speech is singular value decomposition?
Singular value decomposition is a noun.
What is the plural of singular value decomposition?
The plural of singular value decomposition is singular value decompositions.

Words near singular value decomposition in the dictionary

  1. singular matrix
  2. singular matrixes
  3. singular statement
  4. singular statements
  5. singular term
  6. singular value decomposition
  7. singular value decompositions
  8. singulare tantum
  9. singularia tantum
  10. singularisation
  11. singularisations

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