POSITIVE DEFINITE


Meaning of POSITIVE DEFINITE in English

— positive definiteness .

Math.

1. (of a quadratic form) positive for all real values of the variables, where the values are not all zero.

2. (of a matrix) displaying the coefficients of a positive definite quadratic form.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .