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tridiagonal

Tridiagonal vs Tridiagonalization - What's the difference?

tridiagonal | tridiagonalization |


As an adjective tridiagonal

is (linear algebra|of a matrix) having nonzero elements only in the main diagonal and the diagonals directly above and below it.

As a noun tridiagonalization is

(mathematics) the formation of a tridiagonal matrix.

Diagonal vs Tridiagonal - What's the difference?

diagonal | tridiagonal |


As adjectives the difference between diagonal and tridiagonal

is that diagonal is (geometry) joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron) while tridiagonal is (linear algebra|of a matrix) having nonzero elements only in the main diagonal and the diagonals directly above and below it.

As a noun diagonal

is something arranged diagonally or obliquely.

Element vs Tridiagonal - What's the difference?

element | tridiagonal |


As a noun element

is element (part of a whole).

As an adjective tridiagonal is

(linear algebra|of a matrix) having nonzero elements only in the main diagonal and the diagonals directly above and below it.

Nonzero vs Tridiagonal - What's the difference?

nonzero | tridiagonal |


As adjectives the difference between nonzero and tridiagonal

is that nonzero is (mathematics|of a quantity) not equal to zero while tridiagonal is (linear algebra|of a matrix) having nonzero elements only in the main diagonal and the diagonals directly above and below it.

As a noun nonzero

is a quantity which is not zero.

Matrix vs Tridiagonal - What's the difference?

matrix | tridiagonal |


As a noun matrix

is matrix.

As an adjective tridiagonal is

(linear algebra|of a matrix) having nonzero elements only in the main diagonal and the diagonals directly above and below it.