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<p>The <b>Schur complement</b> is a key tool in the fields of <a href="page.php?w=linear_algebra">linear algebra</a>, the theory of <a href="page.php?w=matrix_%28mathematics%29">matrices</a>, <a href="page.php?w=numerical_analysis">numerical analysis</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=statistics">statistics</a>.</p>

<p>It is defined for a <a href="page.php?w=block_matrix">block matrix</a>. Suppose p, q are <a href="page.php?w=nonnegative_integers">nonnegative integers</a> such that p + q > 0, and suppose A, B, C, D are respectively p × p, p × q, q ×</p><p>
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