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backslash Scilab Group Scilab Function backslash
NAME
backslash (\) - left matrix division.
CALLING SEQUENCE
x=A\b
DESCRIPTION
Backslash denotes left matrix division. x=A\b is a solution to A*x=b.
If A is nonsingular x=A\b (uniquely defined) is equivalent to
x=inv(A)*b.
If A is singular, x is a least square solution. i.e. norm(A*x-b) is
minimal. If A is full column rank, the least square solution, x=A\b, is
uniquely defined (there is a unique x which minimizes norm(A*x-b)). If A
is not full column rank, then the least square solution is not unique,
and x=A\b, in general, is not the solution with minimum norm (the minimum
norm solution is x=pinv(A)*b).
A.\B is the matrix with (i,j) entry A(i,j)\B(i,j). If A (or B) is a
scalar A.\B is equivalent to A*ones(B).\B (or A.\(B*ones(A))
A\.B is an operator with no predefined meaning. It may be used to define
a new operator (see overloading) with the same precedence as * or /.
EXAMPLE
A=rand(3,2);b=[1;1;1]; x=A\b; y=pinv(A)*b; x-y
A=rand(2,3);b=[1;1]; x=A\b; y=pinv(A)*b; x-y, A*x-b, A*y-b
A=rand(3,1)*rand(1,2); b=[1;1;1]; x=A\b; y=pinv(A)*b; A*x-b, A*y-b
A=rand(2,1)*rand(1,3); b=[1;1]; x=A\b; y=pinv(A)*b; A*x-b, A*y-b
SEE ALSO
slash, inv, pinv, percent, ieee
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