singular value decomposition

noun

A particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.

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Meanings

nounsingular value decomposition (plural singular value decompositions)

plural singular value decompositions

  1. linear algebraA particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.

    Synonyms: SVD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.

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SVD

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 奇异值分解
  • 奇异值分解 (qíyìzhífènjiě)linear algebra: type of factorisation of a matrix
Finnish pääakselihajotelma
  • pääakselihajotelmalinear algebra: type of factorisation of a matrix
German Singulärwertzerlegung
  • Singulärwertzerlegunglinear algebra: type of factorisation of a matrix
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