"Sylvester's criterion" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after James Joseph Sylvester. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sylvester's criterion
  1. (mathematics) A necessary and sufficient criterion to determine whether a Hermitian matrix is positive-definite: specifically, when all of the leading principal minors have a positive determinant. Wikipedia link: James Joseph Sylvester, Sylvester's criterion Categories (topical): Mathematics

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