Definition:Matrix/Square Matrix/Order

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Definition

Let $\mathbf A$ be an $n \times n$ square matrix.

That is, let $\mathbf A$ have $n$ rows (and by definition $n$ columns).


Then the order of $\mathbf A$ is defined as being $n$.


Also known as

The order of a square matrix is also known as its dimension.


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