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jordan block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
jor-dan block
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jordan block over a ring R (whose identities are the zero 0 and one 1) is a matrix composed of 0 elements everywhere except for the diagonal, which is filled with a fixed element λ ∈ R, and the superdiagonal, which is composed of ones.

Etymology

Named after Camille Jordan.

Inflected Forms

Jordan blocks (plural)

Phrases

Jordan matrix

Frequently Paired Words

Jordan matrix

Questions

What does jordan block mean?
A Jordan block over a ring R (whose identities are the zero 0 and one 1) is a matrix composed of 0 elements everywhere except for the diagonal, which is filled with a fixed element λ ∈ R, and the superdiagonal, which is composed of ones.
Where does jordan block come from?
Named after Camille Jordan.

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