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Title of object: off-diagonal entry
Canonical Name: OffDiagonalEntry
Type: Definition

Created on: 2003-07-16 05:56:48
Modified on: 2003-07-16 11:08:14

Creator: matte
Modifier: matte
Author: matte

Classification: msc:15-00, msc:15A57

Preamble:

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Content:

Let $A=(a_{ij})$ be a square matrix. An element $a_{ij}$ is an
\emph{off-diagonal entry} if $a_{ij}$ is not on the diagonal, i.e., if $i\neq j$.