principal diagonal

n. The diagonal in a square matrix that goes from the upper left corner to the lower right corner.

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principal diagonal - the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entrymain diagonaldiagonal - an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"

principal diagonal

[′prin·sə·pəl dī′ag·ən·əl] (mathematics) For a square matrix, the diagonal extending from the upper left-hand corner to the lower right-hand corner of the matrix, that is, the diagonal containing the elements a_ijfor which i = j. Also known as main diagonal.

principal diagonal

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Synonyms for principal diagonal

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

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main diagonal

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diagonal

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