"Plücker matrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Plücker matrices [plural]
Etymology: Named after the German mathematician Julius Plücker. Head templates: {{en-noun|Plücker matrices}} Plücker matrix (plural Plücker matrices)
  1. (mathematics) A special skew-symmetric 4×4 matrix that characterizes a straight line in projective space, and is defined by six Plücker coordinates with four degrees of freedom. Wikipedia link: Julius Plücker, Plücker matrix Categories (topical): Mathematics

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