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ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Positive-definite
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(linear algebra) Said of a real, square matrix: that the product of it with a column vector on its right side and the transpose of that column vector on its left side is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the vector itself is zero..
Definitions by Sense
(linear algebra) Said of a real, square matrix: that the product of it with a column vector on its right side and the transpose of that column vector on its left side is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the vector itself is zero.
(linear algebra) Said of a quadratic form: that the application of it to a tuple is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the tuple itself is zero.
Positive-definite means (linear algebra) Said of a real, square matrix: that the product of it with a column vector on its right side and the transpose of that column vector on its left side is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the vector itself is zero..
What is a synonym for positive-definite?
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What is the opposite of positive-definite?
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