main diagonal

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españoldiagonal principal

Françaisdiagonale principale

Portuguêsdiagonal principal

7 more languages

Češtinahlavní diagonála

Suomipäälävistäjä

Italianodiagonale principale

日本語主対角

Polskiprzekątna główna

Русскийглавная диагональ

Svenskahuvuddiagonal

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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