Let $A \in \mathbb{R}^{N \times N}$ be a D6160: Real square matrix.
The trace of $A$ is the D993: Real number
\begin{equation}
\text{Trace} A
: = \sum_{n = 1}^N A_{n, n}
\end{equation}
▶ | R5554: Real matrix trace is commutation invariant for two real matrices |
▶ | R5544: Real matrix trace is preserved by transposing |