DIAGONALISATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation

Synonyms:

diagonalisation; diagonalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("diagonalisation" is a kind of...):

resolution; resolving (analysis into clear-cut components)

Domain category:

matrix algebra (the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices)

Derivation:

diagonalise (transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix)