Gram-Schmidt process

Summary

Gram-Schmidt process is an algorithm^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (656 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gram-Schmidt process's instance of is recorded as algorithm^[3].
• Jørgen Pedersen Gram is named after Gram-Schmidt process^[4].
• Erhard Schmidt is named after Gram-Schmidt process^[5].
• Gram-Schmidt process's has use is recorded as mathematical construction^[6].
• Gram-Schmidt process's has use is recorded as linear algebra^[7].
• Gram-Schmidt process's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l4mx^[8].
• Gram-Schmidt process's computes solution to is recorded as orthogonalization^[9].
• Gram-Schmidt process's MathWorld ID is recorded as Gram-SchmidtOrthonormalization^[10].
• Gram-Schmidt process's Quora topic ID is recorded as Gram-Schmidt^[11].
• Gram-Schmidt process's nLab ID is recorded as Gram-Schmidt process^[12].
• Gram-Schmidt process's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[13].
• Gram-Schmidt process's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 62525534^[14].
• Gram-Schmidt process's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Gram-Schmidt_Orthogonalization^[15].
• Gram-Schmidt process's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Orthogonalization^[16].

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Designation and Status

Gram-Schmidt process's instance of is recorded as algorithm^[3].

History and Context

Things named after include Jørgen Pedersen Gram^[4], a mathematician^[17], 1850–1916^[18], of Kingdom of Denmark^[19], awarded the The Royal Danish Academy Gold Medal^[20], specialised in mathematics^[21] and Erhard Schmidt^[5], a mathematician^[22], 1876–1959^[23], of German Democratic Republic^[24], awarded the National Prize of East Germany^[25], specialised in functional analysis^[26].

Why It Matters

Gram-Schmidt process ranks in the top 3% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (656 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]