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square matrix

(data structure)

Definition: A n × n matrix, i.e., one whose size is the same in both dimensions.

Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
uniform matrix.

See also rectangular matrix.

Author: PEB


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Paul E. Black, "square matrix", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 3 November 2005. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/squarematrix.html