diagonalise

• Verbe utilisé en algèbre linéaire pour désigner le processus de transformation d'une matrice carrée en une matrice diagonale semblable, souvent en passant par ses valeurs propres et vecteurs propres.

A verb used in linear algebra to describe the process of finding a diagonal matrix that is similar to a given square matrix, often involving eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

1. Transform a matrix to a diagonal matrixC2formaltechnical

   To convert a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, typically through a similarity transformation, where all off-diagonal elements become zero.

   diagonaliser

   • The mathematician was able to diagonalise the complex matrix using eigenvectors.
   • In linear algebra, we often diagonalise a matrix to simplify calculations.
   • The software can diagonalise large matrices efficiently.