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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> be   <a href="nat_1.html#NM1" title="NAT_1:NM.1">Nat</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> for <font color="Olive" title="b1">K</font> being  <a href="vectsp_1.html#NM3" title="VECTSP_1:NM.3">Field</a> holds   <a href="matrix13.html#K8" title="MATRIX13:func.8">the_rank_of</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="matrix_1.html#K12" title="MATRIX_1:func.12">1.</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">K</font>,<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font></span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font> be   <a href="vectsp_1.html#NM3" title="VECTSP_1:NM.3">Field</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide">  <a href="matrix13.html#K8" title="MATRIX13:func.8">the_rank_of</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="matrix_1.html#K12" title="MATRIX_1:func.12">1.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font>,<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font></span><br/>



<a NAME="E1:60"/><i><font color="Green" title="E34">A1</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a>  <a href="numbers.html#K5" title="NUMBERS:func.5">NAT</a> 
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#D13" title="ORDINAL1:def.13">ORDINAL1:def 13</a></i>;<br/>
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( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <a href="card_1.html#NK1" title="CARD_1:NK.1">0</a>  <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" title="XXREAL_0:NR.4">&gt;</a>  <a href="card_1.html#NK1" title="CARD_1:NK.1">0</a>  or <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="card_1.html#NK1" title="CARD_1:NK.1">0</a>  )
 
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<a NAME="E3:60"/><b>then </b>
( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR2" title="XXREAL_0:NR.2">&gt;=</a> 1 or <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="card_1.html#NK1" title="CARD_1:NK.1">0</a>  )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T19" title="NAT_1:th.19">NAT_1:19</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E4:60"/><b>then </b>
(  <a href="matrix_3.html#K12" title="MATRIX_3:func.12">Det</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="matrix_1.html#K12" title="MATRIX_1:func.12">1.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font>,<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="group_1.html#K1" title="GROUP_1:func.1">1_</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font> &amp;  <a href="group_1.html#K1" title="GROUP_1:func.1">1_</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" title="HIDDEN:NR.2">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="struct_0.html#K4" title="STRUCT_0:func.4">0.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font> )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="matrlin2.html#E1:60"><i><font color="Green" title="E34">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="matrix_7.html#T16" title="MATRIX_7:th.16">MATRIX_7:16</a>, <a class="ref" href="matrixr2.html#T41" title="MATRIXR2:th.41">MATRIXR2:41</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E5:60"/>
 <a href="matrix13.html#K8" title="MATRIX13:func.8">the_rank_of</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="matrix_1.html#K12" title="MATRIX_1:func.12">1.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">K</font>,<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matrix13.html#T83" title="MATRIX13:th.83">MATRIX13:83</a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/>


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