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conference matrix

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
con-fer-ence -ma-trix
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A square matrix C with 0 on the diagonal and +1 and −1 off the diagonal, such that CᵀC is a multiple of the identity matrix I.

Etymology

Named by Vitold Belevitch, from their relevance to a problem in telephony.

Inflected Forms

conference matrices (plural)

Synonyms

C-matrix

Questions

What does conference matrix mean?
A square matrix C with 0 on the diagonal and +1 and −1 off the diagonal, such that CᵀC is a multiple of the identity matrix I.
Where does conference matrix come from?
Named by Vitold Belevitch, from their relevance to a problem in telephony.

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