Matrices

Matrices

Category. Definitions

1. A matrix with n columns and m rows is a scheme of n m numbers of the form:

2. Two matrices are called similar, if they have the same number of rows and the same number of columns.

3. A matrix is ​​called an n-row square matrix, when m = n:

B. Operations with matrices

C. rank of a matrix

A matrix has rank r, if at least one non-zero r-row subdeterminant can be formed from it, while all (r +1)-series of subdeterminants – if available – have the value zero.