matrix algebra

noun

Generically, the arithmetic of matrices, involving matrix addition, scalar multiplication of matrices, matrix multiplication, and matrix inversion.

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Meanings

nounmatrix algebra (usually uncountable, plural matrix algebras)

plural matrix algebras

  1. uncountableusuallyalgebraGenerically, the arithmetic of matrices, involving matrix addition, scalar multiplication of matrices, matrix multiplication, and matrix inversion.
  2. uncountableusuallyalgebraA matrix ring over a commutative ring.
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