a square matrix that is equal to its transpose, being symmetrical about its main diagonal. A skew symmetric matrix is equal to the negation of its transpose
Compare orthogonal matrix
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For efficient memory allocation, an index method was presented to store the sparse non-symmetric matrix of the problem.
Tsay Tswn-Syau 2017, 'Memory allocation and computations for Laplace's equation of 3-D arbitrary boundaryproblems', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201711901005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)