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Positive Semidefinite (other)
In mathematics, positive semidefinite may refer to: * Positive semidefinite function * Positive semidefinite matrix * Positive semidefinite quadratic form Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to: Mathematics and science * Positive formula, a logical formula not containing negation * Positive number, a number that is greater than 0 * Plus sign, the sign "+" used to indicate a posit ... * Positive semidefinite bilinear form {{Mathdab ...
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Positive Semidefinite Function
In mathematics, a positive-definite function is, depending on the context, either of two types of function (mathematics), function. Most common usage A ''positive-definite function'' of a real number, real variable ''x'' is a complex number, complex-valued function f: \mathbb \to \mathbb such that for any real numbers ''x''1, …, ''x''''n'' the ''n'' × ''n'' matrix (mathematics), matrix : A = \left(a_\right)_^n~, \quad a_ = f(x_i - x_j) is positive-definite matrix, positive ''semi-''definite (which requires ''A'' to be Hermitian matrix, Hermitian; therefore ''f''(−''x'') is the complex conjugate of ''f''(''x'')). In particular, it is necessary (but not sufficient) that : f(0) \geq 0~, \quad , f(x), \leq f(0) (these inequalities follow from the condition for ''n'' = 1, 2.) A function is ''negative semi-definite'' if the inequality is reversed. A function is ''definite'' if the weak inequality is replaced with a strong ( 0). Examples If (X, \langle \cd ...
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Positive Semidefinite Matrix
In mathematics, a symmetric matrix M with real entries is positive-definite if the real number z^\textsfMz is positive for every nonzero real column vector z, where z^\textsf is the transpose of More generally, a Hermitian matrix (that is, a complex matrix equal to its conjugate transpose) is positive-definite if the real number z^* Mz is positive for every nonzero complex column vector z, where z^* denotes the conjugate transpose of z. Positive semi-definite matrices are defined similarly, except that the scalars z^\textsfMz and z^* Mz are required to be positive ''or zero'' (that is, nonnegative). Negative-definite and negative semi-definite matrices are defined analogously. A matrix that is not positive semi-definite and not negative semi-definite is sometimes called indefinite. A matrix is thus positive-definite if and only if it is the matrix of a positive-definite quadratic form or Hermitian form. In other words, a matrix is positive-definite if and only if it defines a ...
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Positive Semidefinite Quadratic Form
Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to: Mathematics and science * Positive formula, a logical formula not containing negation * Positive number, a number that is greater than 0 * Plus sign, the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number * Positive operator, a type of linear operator in mathematics * Positive result, a result that has been found significant in statistical hypothesis testing * Positive test, a diagnostic test result that indicates some parameter being evaluated was present * Positive charge, one of the two types of electrical charge * Positive (electrical polarity), in electrical circuits * Positive lens, in optics * Positive (photography), a positive image, in which the color and luminance correlates directly with that in the depicted scene * Positive sense, said of an RNA sequence that codes for a protein Philosophy and humanities * Affirmative (policy debate), the team which affirms the resolution * Negative and positive rights, concerning ...
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