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Norm

Usage

Norm[expr] gives the norm of a number or array.
Norm[expr, p] gives the  -norm.


Notes

• For complex numbers, Norm[z] is Abs[z].
• For vectors, Norm[v] is Sqrt[v . Conjugate[v]].
Norm[v, p] is Total[Abs[v^p]]^(1/p).
Norm[v, Infinity] is the  -norm given by Max[Abs[v]].
• For matrices, Norm[m] gives the maximum singular value of m.
Norm can be used on SparseArray objects.
• See Section 1.8.3.
• New in Version 5.
• Advanced Documentation.


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