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Definition of Diagonalize
1. Verb. Transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix.
Exact synonyms: Diagonalise
Generic synonyms: Transform, Translate
Derivative terms: Diagonal, Diagonalisation, Diagonal, Diagonalization
Generic synonyms: Transform, Translate
Derivative terms: Diagonal, Diagonalisation, Diagonal, Diagonalization
Definition of Diagonalize
1. Verb. (mathematics transitive) To convert a square matrix into a diagonal matrix by multiplying it by a second matrix and its inverse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diagonalize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diagonalize
Literary usage of Diagonalize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Topics in the Geometric Theory of Integrable Mechanical Systems by Robert Hermann (1984)
"diagonalize the matrix g. Anything commuting with g must ghen preserve the
eigenvectors for ... Since B is a skew—Hermitian matrix, we can diagonalize it. ..."
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