PRINCIPAL DIAGONAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry

Synonyms:

main diagonal; principal diagonal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("principal diagonal" is a kind of...):

diagonal (an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard)

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