Definition:Scalar (Matrix Theory)
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Definition
Let $\map \MM {m, n}$ be a matrix space of order $m \times n$ over an underlying structure $R$.
The elements of $R$ are referred to as scalars.
Sources
- 1954: A.C. Aitken: Determinants and Matrices (8th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Definitions and Fundamental Operations of Matrices: $4$. Matrices, Row Vectors, Column Vectors, Scalars