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principal diagonal

noun

Mathematics. See under diagonal (def. 9).

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Origin of principal diagonal

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby principal diagonal

principal argument, principal artery of thumb, principal axis, principal boy, principal clause, principal diagonal, principal focus, principal ideal, principal ideal domain, principalities, principality
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