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= Solution

Let $E_{ij}$ denote a <matrix unit>, with its only nonzero entry equal to one in row $i$, column $j$. A <basis> for the <vector space> of real <skew-symmetric matrices> is
$$
\boxed{\{E_{ij}-E_{ji}:1\leq i<j\leq n\},\qquad
\dim=\frac{n(n-1)}2.}
$$
Each upper-triangular entry is free, its reflected lower-triangular entry is its negative, and every diagonal entry is zero. This is the <basis of the space of real skew-symmetric matrices>.

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