Meaning Minor of a matrixA is the determinant of a smaller square matrix. Minor Mij is obtained from matrix A by removing the i-th row and the j-th column.
Example Minor of the matrix can be computed as
Synonym Subdeterminant
Related terms Minor expansion of a determinant
Etymology Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French menor, menour, menur smaller, lesser, younger (c1100; also used as noun in plural denoting people under the age of majority (13th cent.))
