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<p>In mathematics, <b>Gaussian elimination</b>, also known as <b>row reduction</b>, is an <a href="page.php?w=algorithm">algorithm</a> for solving <a href="page.php?w=systems_of_linear_equations">systems of linear equations</a>. It consists of a sequence of row-wise operations performed on the corresponding <a href="page.php?w=matrix_%28mathematics%29">matrix</a> of coefficients. This method can also be used to compute the <a href="page.php?w=Rank_%28linear_algebra%29">rank</a> of a matrix, the <a href="page.php?w=determinant">determinant</a> of</p><p>
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