Main diagonal

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English

Noun phrase

main diagonal (plural main diagonals)

1. (linear algebra) The (imagined) diagonal line from the top left to the bottom right of a square matrix.

   In a diagonal matrix, non-zero elements appear only on the main diagonal.

Synonyms

• leading diagonal

Translations

• French: diagonale principale f
• Italian: diagonale principale f

fr:main diagonal