"Cramer's rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cramer's rules [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer, who originally published the formula in 1750. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Swiss}} Swiss, {{l|en|mathematician}} mathematician Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cramer's rule (plural Cramer's rules)
  1. (linear algebra) An explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution. Wikipedia link: Cramer's rule, Gabriel Cramer Categories (topical): Linear algebra Translations (the explicit formula): regla de Cramer [feminine] (Catalan), Cramerovo pravidlo [neuter] (Czech), Cramers regel [common-gender] (Danish), regel van Cramer [masculine] (Dutch), Cramerin sääntö (Finnish), règle de Cramer [feminine] (French), regola di Cramer [feminine] (Italian), regra de Cramer [feminine] (Portuguese), ме́тод Кра́мера (métod Krámera) [masculine] (Russian), пра́вило Кра́мера (právilo Krámera) [neuter] (Russian), regla de Cramer [feminine] (Spanish), Cramers regel [common-gender] (Swedish)

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