"tridiagonal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From tri- + diagonal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri-|diagonal}} tri- + diagonal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tridiagonal (not comparable)
  1. (linear algebra, of a matrix) Having nonzero elements only in the main diagonal and the diagonals directly above and below it. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: tridiagonality
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