row echelon form

English

Noun

row echelon form (countable and uncountable, plural row echelon forms)

1. (linear algebra) The stepped appearance of a matrix that has undergone Gaussian elimination with the result that the leading coefficient or pivot (that is, the first nonzero number from the left) of a nonzero row is to the right of the pivot of the row above it.

Derived terms

• reduced row echelon form

Translations

row echelon form

• Finnish: porrasmuoto
• Spanish: forma escalonada por filas f
• Swedish: trappstegsform