Question

define the rank of the matrics

Answer 1

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the order of the nonzero determinant of highest order that may be formed from the elements of a matrix by selecting arbitrarily an equal number of rows and columns from it.

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Answer 2

The Rank of a Matrix. ... The rankof a matrix is defined as (a) the maximum number of linearly independent column vectors in the matrix or (b) the maximum number of linearly independent row vectors in the matrix.