identity matrix

identity matrix

noun Mathematics.
a matrix that has 1 in each position on the main diagonal and 0 in all other positions.

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1940–45
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Identity matrix is always a great word to know.
So is binary. Does it mean:
a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded
a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2
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identity matrix

noun
a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity 
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