mjo-linear_algebra: add the \rank{} of a matrix (or EJA, or...).

[mjotex.git] / mjo-linear_algebra.tex

diff --git a/mjo-linear_algebra.tex b/mjo-linear_algebra.tex
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--- a/mjo-linear_algebra.tex
+++ b/mjo-linear_algebra.tex
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@
 % The trace of an operator.
 \newcommand*{\trace}[1]{ \operatorname{trace}\of{{#1}} }
 
+
+% The "rank" of its argument, which is context-dependent. It can mean
+% any or all of,
+%
+%   * the rank of a matrix,
+%   * the rank of a power-associative algebra (particularly an EJA),
+%   * the rank of an element in a Euclidean Jordan algebra.
+%
+\newcommand*{\rank}[1]{ \operatorname{rank}\of{{#1}} }
+
+
 % The ``span of'' operator. The name \span is already taken.
 \newcommand*{\spanof}[1]{ \operatorname{span}\of{{#1}} }