Statistics and Probability Glossary
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Diagonal MatrixA diagonal matrix matrix is a special kind
of
symmetric matrix.
It is a symmetric matrix with zeros in the
off-diagonal elements. Two diagonal matrices are shown below.
Note that the diagonal of a matrix refers to the elements
that run from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. |