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Spread of a matrix
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, and more specifically <a href="/facts/Matrix_(mathematics)/qa8FI4ko">matrix theory</a>, the spread of a matrix is the largest distance in the <a href="/facts/Complex_plane/vE0QrxJp">complex plane</a> between any two <a href="/facts/Eigenvalue/8TjEoT8u">eigenvalues</a> of the matrix. </p>