Symmetric Matrix
From the book
Chapter 2: Matrix. In the chapter mind map this icon labels Symmetric. The discussion below is excerpted and lightly edited from § Opening in Mathematics for AI and Machine Learning.
Matrix operations and linear transformations: from vectors to matrices
What this drawing shows
What you see. Square matrix equal to its transpose, central to quadratic forms, covariance matrices, and spectral theorems.
In the mind map. Chapter 2 — Symmetric. See From the book above for definitions, figures, and worked examples.
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Read the full definitions, figures, and worked examples in Chapter 2: Matrix — see the mind-map node Symmetric.