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square matrix

n. Mathematics
A matrix with equal numbers of rows and columns.
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square matrix

n
(Mathematics) maths a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns
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square′ ma′trix


n.
a mathematical matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.
[1930–35]
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Noun1.square matrix - a matrix with the same number of rows and columns
matrix - (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
diagonal - (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
diagonal matrix - a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero
determinant - a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
Latin square - a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column
magic square - a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same
nonsingular matrix - a square matrix whose determinant is not zero
singular matrix - a square matrix whose determinant is zero
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