Plücker matrix

noun

Plücker matrix

noun

Etymology Named after the German mathematician Julius Plücker.

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Mathematics, Sciences A special skew-symmetric 4×4 matrix that characterizes a straight line in projective space, and is defined by six Plücker coordinates with four degrees of freedom.

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