Definition talk:Matrix/Element

What does "go to form" mean? What is meant by an element "at" a row and column? I won't litter the page with templates, but if we're going to have a hoity-toity formal definition of matrix we should probably have one for matrix element. --Dfeuer (talk) 11:05, 27 January 2013 (UTC)


 * "if we're going to have a hoity-toity formal definition of matrix we should probably have one for matrix element." Okay, point taken. In which case, I suggest you might want to write it rather more formally than the sentence you wrote. E.g. you might want to draw an analogy with the way the Definition:Sequence page treats the subject, and explain the philosophy behind "$\left({n, m}\right) \to A_{n, m}$ in the context of that mapping.


 * The initial thinking behind the structure of this particular page (yes, there was some) was that, having defined a matrix in formal terms, thereby providing the essential link back to the axioms, the language could then be "relaxed", and a more intuitive approach used instead.


 * The definition of matrix as given on that page is, as you'd expect, taken from and as such it would be a suboptimal operation to remove that definition. If you wish to restructure the section following this formal definition into an "informal definition" then feel free. That may well serve to improve the page. I will see what you come up with. --prime mover (talk) 11:43, 27 January 2013 (UTC)