Description
Add weight × leftFactor × rightFactor to entry for one entry of a rank-one update.
A local matrix update changes a single entry or algebraic component under stated assumptions. Trace, squared norm, and Schur terms each respond to different structures.
Add weight × leftFactor × rightFactor to entry for one entry of a rank-one update.
When to use this tool
Use Matrix One Entry Rank One Update when you need one transparent matrix-update component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter entry, leftFactor, rightFactor, weight. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read entry. Use the output convention below.
Add weight × leftFactor × rightFactor to entry for one entry of a rank-one update.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| entry | Entry | Required. Finite number. |
| leftFactor | Left Factor | Required. Finite number. |
| rightFactor | Right Factor | Required. Finite number. |
| weight | Weight | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| entry | Entry | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"entry": 2,
"leftFactor": 3,
"rightFactor": 4,
"weight": 0.5
},
"output": {
"entry": 8
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The factors must correspond to the intended row and column; no complete vectors, matrix shapes, or symmetry constraints are checked.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a full matrix operation when validating shape, factor correspondence, pivot choices, or global numerical properties.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Matrix One Entry Frobenius Norm Delta
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