Definition of "diagonalize" []

• To convert a square matrix into a diagonal matrix by multiplying it by a second matrix and its inverse. (verb)

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• "So we can diagonalize this matrix and get new single-electron eigenstates, replacing the orbitals we started with."
• "where A is the matrix you are attempting to diagonalize and I is the identity matrix of the same dimensions as A where A is square."