Cramer's rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.

Word forms

Cramer's rule Cramer's rules

Etymology

Named after the Swiss mathematician Gabriel Cramer, who originally published the formula in 1750.

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