diagonalization

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A form of diagonalisation — In matrix algebra, the process of converting a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, usually to find the eigenvalues of the matrix.

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Meanings

noundiagonalization (countable and uncountable, plural diagonalizations)

plural diagonalizations

  1. UScountableuncountableUS spelling of diagonalisation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchanging a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hebrew לִכְסוּן
  • לִכְסוּן (likhsún)(mathematics) diagonalization
Indonesian diagonalisasi, pendiagonalan
  • diagonalisasi(mathematics) diagonalization
  • pendiagonalan(mathematics) diagonalization
Portuguese diagonalização
  • diagonalização(mathematics) diagonalization
Spanish diagonalización
  • diagonalización(mathematics) diagonalization

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“diagonalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagonalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonalization.

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