square matrix

American

noun

Mathematics.

a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.

square matrix British

noun

maths a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns

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Etymology

Origin of square matrix

First recorded in 1930–35

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square matrix

If a matrix has the same number of rows and columns, we call it a square matrix.

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Explain the difference between a square matrix and its determinant.

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The identity matrix is a square matrix containing ones down the main diagonal and zeros everywhere else.

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The matrix above is an example of a square matrix.

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A square matrix is a matrix with dimensions meaning that it has the same number of rows as columns.

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