"positive-definite" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} positive-definite (not comparable)
  1. (linear algebra) Said of a real, square matrix: that the product of it with a column vector on its right side and the transpose of that column vector on its left side is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the vector itself is zero. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linear algebra
    Sense id: en-positive-definite-en-adj-wZ0xkzOb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences
  2. (linear algebra) Said of a quadratic form: that the application of it to a tuple is greater or equal to zero, only equaling zero if the tuple itself is zero. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linear algebra
    Sense id: en-positive-definite-en-adj-h7OACCUQ Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: positive definite

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