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*The signature matrices are both symmetric and involutory,i.e.,they are orthogonal.
*The signature matrices are both symmetric and involutory,i.e.,they are orthogonal.
*Consequently, any linear transformation corresponding to a signature matrix constitutes an isometry.
*Consequently, any linear transformation corresponding to a signature matrix constitutes an isometry.
==Examples==
*1. MATRIX("signature")
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| 0 || -1 || 0
|-
| 0 || 0 || 1
|}
*2.MATRIX("signature",6)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 0 || -1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 0
|-
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|}
==See Also==
*[[Manuals/calci/SHIFT| SHIFT]]
*[[Manuals/calci/CONFERENCE| CONFERENCE]]
*[[Manuals/calci/TRIANGULAR| TRIANGULAR]]
==References==