MATLAB Function Reference

trace

Sum of diagonal elements

Syntax

• b = trace(A)
  

Description

b = trace(A) is the sum of the diagonal elements of the matrix A.

Algorithm

trace is a single-statement M-file.

• t = sum(diag(A));
  

See Also

det, eig

toeplitz

trapz

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