orth

Purpose

Range space of a matrix.

Synopsis

Q = orth(X)

Description

Q = orth(X) returns an orthonormal basis for the range of X. The columns of Q span the same space as the columns of X, and the columns of Q are orthogonal, so that

Q'*Q = eye(min(size(X)))
The number of columns of Q is the rank of X.

See Also

null, qr

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