Definition:Trace (Linear Algebra)/Matrix

Definition
Let $A = \sqbrk {a_{ij} }_{1 \mathop \le i, j \mathop \le n}$ be a matrix.

The trace of $A$ is:


 * $\displaystyle \tr \paren A = \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n a_{ii}$

Also defined as
Some sources define the trace of a matrix for a square matrix only.