Can anyone define a matrix norm in laymans terms without all the mathmatical definitions--just straight up english.
Thanks!
2006-11-28 16:51:54 · 2 answers · asked by What_a_what 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Can someone provide in laymans terms what a matrix norm is...any clues will be useful
2006-11-28 17:15:05 · update #1
Think of a matrix as defining a linear transformation. Now imagine what happens to the unit sphere when that transformation is applied: it will get stretched and rotated into some type of ellipsoid. The norm of the matrix is the distance from the origin to the furthest point on that ellipsoid.
2006-11-29 00:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by mathematician 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hadn't heard of it. I'd heard of normal matrices. But I searched and found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_norm
2006-11-29 00:57:34 · answer #2 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋