Noun: diagonalization dI,a-gu-nu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], dI,a-gu-nu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- (matrix algebra) changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)
"the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation";
- diagonalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: diagonalizations
Type of: resolution, resolving
Encyclopedia: Diagonalization