term rank

term rank

[′tərm ‚raŋk]
(mathematics)
For a matrix in which each entry is either 0 or 1, the largest number of 1's that can be chosen from the matrix so that no two of them lie in the same row or in the same column.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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