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skew-symmetric

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a matrix, satisfying A^( textsf )T=-A, i.e. having entries on one side of the diagonal that are the additive inverses of their correspondents on the other side of the diagonal and having only zeroes on the main diagonal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • (ccc 0 2 3\-2 0-4\-3 4 0)

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  • German: schiefsymmetrisch — whose entries on one side of the diagonal are the additive inverses of their correspondents on the other side of the diagonal and whose elements on the main diagonal are zero
  • Swedish: skevsymmetrisk — whose entries on one side of the diagonal are the additive inverses of their correspondents on the other side of the diagonal and whose elements on the main diagonal are zero
  • Swedish: antisymmetrisk — whose entries on one side of the diagonal are the additive inverses of their correspondents on the other side of the diagonal and whose elements on the main diagonal are zero