positive definite

A form of positive-definite — Said of a real, square matrix: that the product of it with a column vector on its right side and the transpose of that column vector on its left side is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the vector itself is zero.

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Meanings

adjectivepositive definite (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of positive-definite.
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