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Meaning of main diagonal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The entries of a square matrix from the top left to the bottom right.

Equivalents

Čeština hlavní diagonála
Español diagonal principal
Suomi päälävistäjä
Français diagonale principale
Italiano diagonale principale
日本語 主対角
Polski przekątna główna
Português diagonal principal
Русский главная диагональ
Svenska huvuddiagonal

Examples

“In a diagonal matrix, non-zero elements appear only in the main diagonal.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

main dish main drag main drape main droite main earth main event

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