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Is a symmetric matrice allways nonsingular?

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Start date Aug 5, 2009
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Aug 5, 2009

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Can someone confirm this? If so, are there any respected websites on the net that can confirm this theorem?

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No. Example: The zero matrix is symmetric.

Thread 'About the existence of Hamel basis for vector spaces'

It is well known that a vector space always admits an algebraic (Hamel) basis. This is a theorem that follows from Zorn's lemma based on the Axiom of Choice (AC). Now consider any specific instance of vector space. Since the AC axiom may or may not be included in the underlying set theory, might there be examples of vector spaces in which an Hamel basis actually doesn't exist ?

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