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DIAGONALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)
Example:
the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation
Synonyms:
diagonalisation; diagonalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("diagonalization" is a kind of...):
resolution; resolving (analysis into clear-cut components)
Domain category:
matrix algebra (the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices)
Derivation:
diagonalize (transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix)
