 Precision matrix (source code)

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= Precision matrix
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The <precision matrix> is the inverse of a nonsingular <covariance matrix>. For a <multivariate normal distribution>, a zero off-diagonal precision entry encodes <conditional independence> of the corresponding coordinates given all remaining coordinates.

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