Alg 3 - Matrices - Vocabulary

equation in which the variable represents a matrix

• Matrix Equation

• Zero matrix

• Equal matrices

• Scalar

all elements in the matrix are zero

• Matrix Equation

• Zero matrix

• Equal matrices

• Scalar

have the same dimensions and equal corresponding elements

• Matrix Equation

• Zero matrix

• Equal matrices

• Scalar

The real number factor of a matrix

• Matrix Equation

• Zero matrix

• Equal matrices

• Scalar

Multiplication of a matrix by a scalar

• Scalar Multiplication

• Square Matrix

• Multiplicative Identity Matrix

• Multiplicative Inverse Matrix

a matrix with the same number of rows and columns

• Scalar Multiplication

• Square Matrix

• Multiplicative Identity Matrix

• Multiplicative Inverse Matrix

a matrix with ones along the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere

• Scalar Multiplication

• Square Matrix

• Multiplicative Identity Matrix

• Multiplicative Inverse Matrix

the matrix that gives you the identity matrix when multiplied by the original matrix

• Scalar Multiplication

• Square Matrix

• Multiplicative Identity Matrix

• Multiplicative Inverse Matrix

the scalar value that can be computed from a square matrix

• Determinant

• Singular Matrix

• Coefficient Matrix

• Variable Matrix

has no inverse

• Determinant

• Singular Matrix

• Coefficient Matrix

• Variable Matrix