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noun
In matrix algebra, the process of converting a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, usually to find the eigenvalues of the matrix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
An argument used in proof by contradiction by constructing a supposedly exhaustive list of all members of a class, and then subsequently constructing a new member which differs from each existing member in at least one place and therefore cannot belong to the list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: diagonalization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resolution, resolving
History
From diagonal + -isation.
