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Article #1120Condition Number
From: Han de Bruijn
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:32
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:32
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The condition number of a matrix A is defined as the absolute value of
its largest eigenvalue divided by its smallest eigenvalue. Right?
I'm at loss how this is related to the loss of decimals when solving the
equations system:
A.x = b
Can someone out there provide a simple argument?
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Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!dutrun!dutrun2!dutrun2!rcpshdb From: rcpshdb@dutrun2.tudelft.nl (Han de Bruijn) Subject: Condition Number Message-ID: <1993Jan11.083253.9521@dutrun2.tudelft.nl> Originator: rcpshdb@dutrun2.tudelft.nl Sender: news@dutrun2.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: dutrun2.tudelft.nl Reply-To: rcpshdb@dutrun2.tudelft.nl (Han de Bruijn) Organization: Delft University of Technology Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:32:53 GMT Lines: 13