What is LU decomposition?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
LU decomposition breaks a matrix into lower and upper triangular matrices.
Deep explanation
LU decomposition simplifies solving linear systems by breaking A into L and U matrices. L stores elimination steps, U stores transformed system.
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