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Cramer's rule

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer, who originally published the formula in 1750.

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: regla de Cramer — the explicit formula
  • Czech: Cramerovo pravidlo — the explicit formula
  • Danish: Cramers regel — the explicit formula
  • Dutch: regel van Cramer — the explicit formula
  • Finnish: Cramerin sääntö — the explicit formula
  • French: règle de Cramer — the explicit formula
  • Italian: regola di Cramer — the explicit formula
  • Polish: wzór Cramera — the explicit formula
  • Portuguese: regra de Cramer — the explicit formula
  • Russian: ме́тод Кра́мера (métod Krámera) — the explicit formula
  • Russian: пра́вило Кра́мера (právilo Krámera) — the explicit formula
  • Spanish: regla de Cramer — the explicit formula
  • Swedish: Cramers regel — the explicit formula