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square matrix

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A matrix having the same number of rows as columns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: triangular matrix, identity matrix, invertible matrix, singular matrix, Hermitian matrix, symmetric matrix

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noun

Meaning 2

a matrix with the same number of rows and columns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: matrix

Narrower terms: diagonal matrix, determinant, Latin square, magic square, nonsingular matrix, singular matrix

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَصْفُوفَة مُرَبَّعَة (maṣfūfa murabbaʕa) — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Dutch: vierkante matrix — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Finnish: neliömatriisi — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • French: matrice carrée — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • German: quadratische Matrix — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Japanese: 正方行列 (seihō gyōretsu) — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Polish: macierz kwadratowa — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Romanian: matrice pătrată — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Russian: квадра́тная ма́трица (kvadrátnaja mátrica) — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Spanish: matriz cuadrada — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Swedish: kvadratisk matris — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Tagalog: parisukat na baskagan — matrix having the same number of rows as columns
  • Thai: เมทริกซ์จัตุรัส — matrix having the same number of rows as columns