Definition:Matrix/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Matrix
The concept of a matrix is generally considered to have originated with Arthur Cayley.
Cayley was the first to regard a matrix as an operator on a tuple of variables.
Sources
- 1954: A.C. Aitken: Determinants and Matrices (8th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Definitions and Fundamental Operations of Matrices: $3$. The Notation of Matrices