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prin·ci·pal diag·o·nal

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  1. main diagonal, principal diagonalnoun

    the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry

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  1. principal diagonal

    In linear algebra, the main diagonal (sometimes principal diagonal, primary diagonal, leading diagonal, major diagonal, or good diagonal) of a matrix A {\displaystyle A} is the list of entries a i , j {\displaystyle a_{i,j}} where i = j {\displaystyle i=j} . All off-diagonal elements are zero in a diagonal matrix. The following four matrices have their main diagonals indicated by red ones: [ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ] [ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ] [ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ] [ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 ] {\displaystyle {\begin{bmatrix}\color {red}{1}&0&0\\0&\color {red}{1}&0\\0&0&\color {red}{1}\end{bmatrix}}\qquad {\begin{bmatrix}\color {red}{1}&0&0&0\\0&\color {red}{1}&0&0\\0&0&\color {red}{1}&0\end{bmatrix}}\qquad {\begin{bmatrix}\color {red}{1}&0&0\\0&\color {red}{1}&0\\0&0&\color {red}{1}\\0&0&0\end{bmatrix}}\qquad {\begin{bmatrix}\color {red}{1}&0&0&0\\0&\color {red}{1}&0&0\\0&0&\color {red}{1}&0\\0&0&0&\color {red}{1}\end{bmatrix}}\qquad }

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  1. principal diagonal

    The principal diagonal of a matrix or 2D array refers to the collection of elements that run diagonally from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner. Similarly, in the realm of mathematics and linear algebra, the principal diagonal of a square matrix is the diagonal that starts from the top left and ends at the bottom right. This is also known as the main diagonal or leading diagonal.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRINCIPAL DIAGONAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRINCIPAL DIAGONAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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