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inverse matrix

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Of a matrix A, another matrix B such that A multiplied by B and B multiplied by A both equal the identity matrix.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Given the basis of some vector space V, how to find its dual basis, i.e., the basis of the dual space V#42;? Fill the columns of a square matrix M with the basis vectors of V. Find the inverse matrix M#123;-1#125; of M. Then the rows of M#123;-1#125; are the (co)vectors of that dual basis. Since (M#123;-1#125;)#123;-1#125;#61;M, then (V#42;)#42;#61;V.

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  • Estonian: pöördmaatriks — linear algebra
  • Finnish: käänteismatriisi — linear algebra
  • French: matrice inverse — linear algebra
  • German: inverse Matrix — linear algebra
  • German: Inverse — linear algebra
  • German: Kehrmatrix — linear algebra
  • Japanese: 逆行列 (gyaku-gyōretsu) — linear algebra
  • Portuguese: matriz inversa — linear algebra
  • Russian: обра́тная ма́трица (obrátnaja mátrica) — linear algebra
  • Spanish: matriz inversa — linear algebra
  • Swedish: invers matris — linear algebra