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ZERO MATRIX [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sparse matrix
1, record 1, English, sparse%20matrix
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In numerical analysis and scientific computing, a sparse matrix... is a matrix in which most of the elements are zero. 2, record 1, English, - sparse%20matrix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sparse matrix: The plural form is "sparse matrices" or "sparse matrixes." 3, record 1, English, - sparse%20matrix
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sparse matrices
- sparse matrixes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matrice creuse
1, record 1, French, matrice%20creuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matrice dont une grande proportion des éléments sont nuls. 1, record 1, French, - matrice%20creuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- matriz dispersa
1, record 1, Spanish, matriz%20dispersa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aunque no hay una definición precisa de matriz dispersa, podríamos definir las matrices dispersas como aquellas que tienen un número de coeficientes nulos suficientemente grande como para poder obtener ventaja de ello. Por contraposición, a las matrices que no son dispersas se las llama matrices densas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - matriz%20dispersa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
matriz dispersa: El plural de "matriz dispersa" es "matrices dispersas". 2, record 1, Spanish, - matriz%20dispersa
Record 1, Key term(s)
- matrices dispersas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-03-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Relativity (Physics)
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pauli matrix
1, record 2, English, Pauli%20matrix
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fact from linear algebra is that the trace of a matrix is equal to the sum of its eigenvalues. So each Pauli matrix must have two eigenvalues that add up to zero. 1, record 2, English, - Pauli%20matrix
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relativité (Physique)
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- matrice de Pauli
1, record 2, French, matrice%20de%20Pauli
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans certains modes de réalisation, un agencement d'un circuit quantique arbitraire est réduit à un agencement d'exposants d'une matrice de Pauli à bits quantiques multiples et de mesures d'une matrice de Pauli à bits quantiques multiples. 1, record 2, French, - matrice%20de%20Pauli
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-07-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- zero filling
1, record 3, English, zero%20filling
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- zero padding 1, record 3, English, zero%20padding
correct
- zero-interpolation filling 2, record 3, English, zero%2Dinterpolation%20filling
correct
- ZIP 2, record 3, English, ZIP
correct
- ZIP 2, record 3, English, ZIP
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Processing of MRI data is usually performed in an array processor using the Fast Fourier Transform(FFT) algorithm. These computational requirements generally require the input data to be in a matrix whose dimensions are a power of 2, such as 128x128, 256x256, or 512x512. If the acquired k-space data does not complete this matrix, it is customary to fill in the missing cells with zeroes, a technique called zero padding, zero filling, or zero-interpolation filling(ZIP). 2, record 3, English, - zero%20filling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Imagerie par résonance magnétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- remplissage par des zéros
1, record 3, French, remplissage%20par%20des%20z%C3%A9ros
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplissage des lignes ou des portions non utilisées du plan de Fourier par des zéros [...] 1, record 3, French, - remplissage%20par%20des%20z%C3%A9ros
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- triangular matrix 1, record 4, English, triangular%20matrix
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A matrix in which all elements are zero above the diagonal(a lower triangular matrix), or else below the diagonal(an upper triangular matrix). 1, record 4, English, - triangular%20matrix
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- matrice triangulaire 1, record 4, French, matrice%20triangulaire
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- demi-matrice 2, record 4, French, demi%2Dmatrice
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-10-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- analysis of molecular variance
1, record 5, English, analysis%20of%20molecular%20variance
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- AMOVA 2, record 5, English, AMOVA
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Analysis of Molecular Variance(AMOVA) is a method for studying molecular variation within a species. Electrophoresis, one of the most widely used methods for studying the structure of DNA, produces data of the form of 0s and 1s where 1 denotes the presence of a band and zero its absence, e. g. Sample Band A 0101... B 1000... C 0110... AMOVA works on such data to create a distance matrix between samples in order to measure the genetic structure of a population. In statistical terms, AMOVA is a testing procedure based on permutational analysis and involves few assumptions. 3, record 5, English, - analysis%20of%20molecular%20variance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- analyse de la variance moléculaire
1, record 5, French, analyse%20de%20la%20variance%20mol%C3%A9culaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'analyse de la variance moléculaire et une analyse des groupements par la méthode des mesures pairées non pondérées ont servi à examiner la structure de la population et à fractionner la variance génétique. 1, record 5, French, - analyse%20de%20la%20variance%20mol%C3%A9culaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-06-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- card image
1, record 6, English, card%20image
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- card record 2, record 6, English, card%20record
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A one-to-one representation of the hole patterns of a punched card, e. g. a matrix in which a one represents a punch and a zero represents the absence of a punch. [Definition officially approved by GESC. ] 3, record 6, English, - card%20image
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
card image: term officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 2, record 6, English, - card%20image
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- image de carte
1, record 6, French, image%20de%20carte
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation de l'ensemble physique constitué par des perforations (ou l'absence de perforations) d'une carte perforée. Cette représentation peut se faire au moyen d'une matrice dans laquelle un 1 représenterait une perforation et un 0 l'absence de perforation. 2, record 6, French, - image%20de%20carte
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image de carte: terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 6, French, - image%20de%20carte
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- imagen de tarjeta
1, record 6, Spanish, imagen%20de%20tarjeta
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- imagen de ficha 1, record 6, Spanish, imagen%20de%20ficha
correct, feminine noun, Spain
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Es una representación fiel, en la memoria, de cada uno de los caracteres registrados en una tarjeta (ficha) perforada, a diferencia de la representación en imagen binaria (binary image). 2, record 6, Spanish, - imagen%20de%20tarjeta
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-01-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Econometrics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- zero matrix
1, record 7, English, zero%20matrix
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- null matrix 2, record 7, English, null%20matrix
correct
- trivial matrix 3, record 7, English, trivial%20matrix
correct, less frequent
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A matrix all of whose entries are zero. 3, record 7, English, - zero%20matrix
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A null matrix is a matrix in which every element of the matrix equals 0. It can be of any dimension. Addition and subtraction of a null matrix leaves the original matrix unchanged, multiplication with a null matrix results in another null matrix. 4, record 7, English, - zero%20matrix
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A zero matrix is sometimes called a trivial matrix. A matrix which has at least one nonzero entry is called a nontrivial matrix or nonzero matrix.(It is not required that all entries be nonzero, just that at least one of them is nonzero!) 3, record 7, English, - zero%20matrix
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zero matrix : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 7, English, - zero%20matrix
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Économétrie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- matrice nulle
1, record 7, French, matrice%20nulle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matrice dont tous les coefficients sont nuls. 2, record 7, French, - matrice%20nulle
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
matrice nulle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 7, French, - matrice%20nulle
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-10-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- free impedance
1, record 8, English, free%20impedance
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the applied excitation force phasor to the resulting velocity phasor with all other connection points of the system free, i. e. having zero restraining forces. Free impedance is the arithmetic reciprocal of a single element of the mobility matrix. 1, record 8, English, - free%20impedance
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historically, often no distinction has been made between blocked impedance and free impedance. Caution should, therefore, be exercised in interpreting published data. While experimentally determined free impedances could be assembled into a matrix, this matrix would be quite different from the blocked impedance matrix, resulting from mathematical modelling of the structure and, therefore, would not conform to the requirements for using mechanical impedance in a overall theoretical analysis of the system. 1, record 8, English, - free%20impedance
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- impédance libre
1, record 8, French, imp%C3%A9dance%20libre
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport du vecteur tournant de la force d'excitation au vecteur tournant de la vitesse résultante, tous les autres points de connexion du système étant libres, c'est-à-dire ayant des forces de contrainte nulle. L'impédance libre est l'inverse arithmétique d'un élément unique de la matrice de mobilité. 1, record 8, French, - imp%C3%A9dance%20libre
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par le passé, on a rarement fait la distinction entre impédance bloquée et impédance libre. Il faudrait donc faire attention lorsqu'on interprète les données publiées. Alors que les impédances libres déterminées expérimentalement pourraient être regroupées en une matrice, celle-ci serait tout à fait différente de la matrice d'impédance bloquée résultant de la modélisation mathématique de la structure et ne serait donc pas conforme aux exigences portant sur l'utilisation de l'impédance mécanique dans une analyse théorique globale du système. 1, record 8, French, - imp%C3%A9dance%20libre
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1984-07-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- nearly singular matrix 1, record 9, English, nearly%20singular%20matrix
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a matrix whose determinant is nearly zero. 1, record 9, English, - nearly%20singular%20matrix
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- matrice quasi-singulière 1, record 9, French, matrice%20quasi%2Dsinguli%C3%A8re
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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