Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sylvester equation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: sylvester e-qua-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A matrix equation, used in control theory, of the form AX + XB = C. Given matrices A, B, and C, the problem is to find possible matrices for X.

Etymology

Named after J. Sylvester, who published on the topic in 1884.

Inflected Forms

Sylvester equations (plural)

Questions

What does sylvester equation mean?: A matrix equation, used in control theory, of the form AX + XB = C. Given matrices A, B, and C, the problem is to find possible matrices for X.
Where does sylvester equation come from?: Named after J. Sylvester, who published on the topic in 1884.

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