canonical matrix

canonical matrix

[kə′nän·ə·kəl ′mā‚triks]
(mathematics)
A member of an equivalence class of matrices that has a particularly simple form, where the equivalence classes are determined by one of the relations defining equivalent, similar, or congruent matrices.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Section 1 treats standard issues such as the nature of a Gospel, the fourfold collection, the canonical matrix, and the relation of the Gospels to the historical Jesus.
The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels
The first looks at context and method with contributions on defining a Gospel, on the development of the canon and its 'canonical matrix', the Gospel and the 'historical Jesus', and hermeneutics.
The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels

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