diagonal matrix

US/dī-ˈa-ɡə-nᵊl ˈmā-triks/

noun

A matrix in which the entries outside the main diagonal are all zero.

Meanings

noundiagonal matrix (plural diagonal matrices)

plural diagonal matrices

  1. linear algebraA matrix in which the entries outside the main diagonal are all zero.

Translations

Arabic مَصْفُوفَة قُطْرِيَّة
  • مَصْفُوفَة قُطْرِيَّةtype of matrix
Chinese Mandarin 對角矩陣 /对角矩阵
  • 對角矩陣 /对角矩阵 (duìjiǎo jǔzhèn)type of matrix
Czech diagonální matice
  • diagonální maticetype of matrix
Danish diagonalmatrix
  • diagonalmatrixtype of matrix
Dutch diagonaalmatrix
  • diagonaalmatrixtype of matrix
Estonian diagonaalmaatriks
  • diagonaalmaatrikstype of matrix
Finnish diagonaalimatriisi
  • diagonaalimatriisitype of matrix
French matrice diagonale
  • matrice diagonaletype of matrix
German Diagonalmatrix
  • Diagonalmatrixtype of matrix
Icelandic hornalínufylki
  • hornalínufylkitype of matrix
Irish maitrís thrasnánach
  • maitrís thrasnánachtype of matrix
Italian matrice diagonale
  • matrice diagonaletype of matrix
Japanese 対角行列
  • 対角行列 (taikaku gyōretsu)type of matrix
Polish macierz diagonalna
  • macierz diagonalnatype of matrix
Portuguese matriz diagonal
  • matriz diagonaltype of matrix
Romanian matrice diagonală
  • matrice diagonalătype of matrix
Russian диагона́льная ма́трица
  • диагона́льная ма́трица (diagonálʹnaja mátrica)type of matrix
Spanish matriz diagonal
  • matriz diagonaltype of matrix
Swedish diagonalmatris
  • diagonalmatristype of matrix
Tagalog hilising baskagan
  • hilising baskagantype of matrix
Thai เมทริกซ์ทแยงมุม
  • เมทริกซ์ทแยงมุมtype of matrix
Cite this entry
APA

diagonal matrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonal%20matrix

MLA

“diagonal matrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonal%20matrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagonal matrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonal%20matrix.

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