Diagonal matrix/Definition

Diagonal matrix

An $n\times n$-matrix of the form

$\left(\begin{array}{ccccc}{d}_{11}& 0& \cdots & \cdots & 0\\ 0& d_{22}& 0& \cdots & 0\\ ⋮& \ddots & \ddots & \ddots & ⋮\\ 0& \cdots & 0& d_{n-1n-1}& 0\\ 0& \cdots & \cdots & 0& d_{nn}\end{array}\right)$

is called a diagonal matrix.