Gaussian elimination

algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
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Gaussian elimination

Summary

Gaussian elimination is a method for solving linear systems[1]. It draws 784 Wikipedia views per month (method_for_solving_linear_systems category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gaussian elimination's image is recorded as Mètode de Gauss.jpg[3].
  • Gaussian elimination's instance of is recorded as method for solving linear systems[4].
  • Carl Friedrich Gauss is named after Gaussian elimination[5].
  • Gaussian elimination's GND ID is recorded as 4156110-7[6].
  • Gaussian elimination's Commons category is recorded as Gaussian elimination[7].
  • Gaussian elimination's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03dv7[8].
  • Gaussian elimination's different from is recorded as Gauss–Jordan elimination[9].
  • Gaussian elimination's different from is recorded as Gaussian quadrature[10].
  • Gaussian elimination's different from is recorded as Q4291824[11].
  • Gaussian elimination's MathWorld ID is recorded as GaussianElimination[12].
  • Gaussian elimination's Quora topic ID is recorded as Gaussian-Elimination[13].
  • Gaussian elimination's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as gaussian-elimination[14].
  • Gaussian elimination's Open Library subject ID is recorded as gaussian_elimination[15].
  • Gaussian elimination's nLab ID is recorded as Gaussian elimination[16].
  • Gaussian elimination's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
  • Gaussian elimination's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[18].
  • Gaussian elimination's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 126312332[19].
  • Gaussian elimination's Lex ID is recorded as Gauss'_eliminationsmetode[20].
  • Gaussian elimination's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as metodo-di-eliminazione-di-gaussmetodo-di-eliminazione-di-gauss[21].
  • Gaussian elimination's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C126312332[22].
  • Gaussian elimination's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as metod-gaussa-dd773e[23].

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Designation and Status

Gaussian elimination's instance of is recorded as method for solving linear systems[4].

History and Context

Carl Friedrich Gauss is named after Gaussian elimination[5].

Why It Matters

Gaussian elimination draws 784 Wikipedia views per month (method_for_solving_linear_systems category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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