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The '''rank''' is the number of linear independent rows (or columns) in a matrix.<ref>The row rank equals the column rank.</ref>  For an ''m x n'' matrix, the rank is less than the minimum of ''m'' and ''n''.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:35, July 28, 2016

The rank of a matrix is the number of its leading 1's when in reduced row-echelon form (rref).

The rank is the number of linear independent rows (or columns) in a matrix.[1] For an m x n matrix, the rank is less than the minimum of m and n.

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  1. ↑ The row rank equals the column rank.