Definition:Element of Matrix/Also known as

Element of Matrix: Also known as

An element of a matrix is sometimes seen as entry of a matrix, or just (matrix) entry.

Earlier sources may be seen to use the words constituent or even coordinate, but these names have now been superseded.

Sources

• 1954: A.C. Aitken: Determinants and Matrices (8th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Definitions and Fundamental Operations of Matrices: $3$. The Notation of Matrices
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): matrix (plural matrices)
• 2008: David Joyner: Adventures in Group Theory (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $2$: 'And you do addition?': $\S 2.2$: Functions on vectors: $\S 2.2.3$: $m \times n$ matrices
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): matrix (plural matrices)
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): entry