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cramer's rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
cramer's rule
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.

Etymology

Named after the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer, who originally published the formula in 1750.

Inflected Forms

Cramer's rules (plural)

Questions

What does cramer's rule mean?
An explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.
Where does cramer's rule come from?
Named after the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer, who originally published the formula in 1750.

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