"main diagonal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: main diagonals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} main diagonal (plural main diagonals)
  1. (linear algebra) The entries of a square matrix from the top left to the bottom right. Wikipedia link: main diagonal Categories (topical): Linear algebra Synonyms: leading diagonal Translations (diagonal line of a matrix): hlavní diagonála [feminine] (Czech), peadiagonaal (Estonian), päälävistäjä (Finnish), diagonale principale [feminine] (French), főátló (Hungarian), aðalhornalína [feminine] (Icelandic), meginhornalína [feminine] (Icelandic), diagonale principale [feminine] (Italian), 主対角 (shutaikaku) (Japanese), diagonal principal [feminine] (Portuguese), гла́вная диагона́ль (glávnaja diagonálʹ) [feminine] (Russian), diagonal principal [feminine] (Spanish), huvuddiagonal [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-main_diagonal-en-noun-0IH3N~o5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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