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Quadratic forms

A quadratic form assigns a homogeneous degree-two scalar expression to a vector.

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  • Pseudoinverse

    The Moore–Penrose inverse generalizes matrix inversion to least-squares and rank-deficient problems.

  • Singular values

    Singular values are nonnegative square roots of eigenvalues of the conjugate-transpose product.

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    A basis is a linearly independent spanning set; every vector has unique coordinates in that basis.

  • Condition numbers

    A matrix condition number describes sensitivity of linear-system solutions to perturbations.

  • Determinants

    The determinant of a square matrix tracks signed volume scaling and is nonzero exactly when the matrix is invertible.

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