torch.linalg.cond

torch.linalg.cond(A, p=None, *, out=None) → Tensor

Computes the condition number of a matrix with respect to a matrix norm.

Letting $\mathbb{K}$ be $\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$, the condition number $\kappa$ of a matrix $A \in \mathbb{K}^{n \times n}$ is defined as

$$\kappa(A) = \|A\|_p\|A^{-1}\|_p$$

The condition number of A measures the numerical stability of the linear system AX = B with respect to a matrix norm.

Supports input of float, double, cfloat and cdouble dtypes. Also supports batches of matrices, and if A is a batch of matrices then the output has the same batch dimensions.

p defines the matrix norm that is computed. The following norms are supported:

p	matrix norm
None	2-norm (largest singular value)
‘fro’	Frobenius norm
‘nuc’	nuclear norm
inf	max(sum(abs(x), dim=1))
-inf	min(sum(abs(x), dim=1))
1	max(sum(abs(x), dim=0))
-1	min(sum(abs(x), dim=0))
2	largest singular value
-2	smallest singular value

where inf refers to float(‘inf’), NumPy’s inf object, or any equivalent object.

For p is one of (‘fro’, ‘nuc’, inf, -inf, 1, -1), this function uses torch.linalg.norm() and torch.linalg.inv(). As such, in this case, the matrix (or every matrix in the batch) A has to be square and invertible.

For p in (2, -2), this function can be computed in terms of the singular values $\sigma_1 \geq \ldots \geq \sigma_n$

$$\kappa_2(A) = \frac{\sigma_1}{\sigma_n}\qquad \kappa_{-2}(A) = \frac{\sigma_n}{\sigma_1}$$

In these cases, it is computed using torch.linalg.svdvals(). For these norms, the matrix (or every matrix in the batch) A may have any shape.

Note

When inputs are on a CUDA device, this function synchronizes that device with the CPU if p is one of (‘fro’, ‘nuc’, inf, -inf, 1, -1).

See also

torch.linalg.solve() for a function that solves linear systems of square matrices.

torch.linalg.lstsq() for a function that solves linear systems of general matrices.

Parameters

• A (Tensor) – tensor of shape (*, m, n) where * is zero or more batch dimensions for p in (2, -2), and of shape (*, n, n) where every matrix is invertible for p in (‘fro’, ‘nuc’, inf, -inf, 1, -1).
• p (int, inf, -inf, 'fro', 'nuc', optional) – the type of the matrix norm to use in the computations (see above). Default: None

Keyword Arguments

out (Tensor, optional) – output tensor. Ignored if None. Default: None.

Returns

A real-valued tensor, even when A is complex.

Raises

RuntimeError – if p is one of (‘fro’, ‘nuc’, inf, -inf, 1, -1) and the A matrix or any matrix in the batch A is not square or invertible.

Examples:

>>> A = torch.randn(3, 4, 4, dtype=torch.complex64)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A)
>>> A = torch.tensor([[1., 0, -1], [0, 1, 0], [1, 0, 1]])
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A)
tensor([1.4142])
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, 'fro')
tensor(3.1623)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, 'nuc')
tensor(9.2426)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, float('inf'))
tensor(2.)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, float('-inf'))
tensor(1.)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, 1)
tensor(2.)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, -1)
tensor(1.)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, 2)
tensor([1.4142])
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A, -2)
tensor([0.7071])

>>> A = torch.randn(2, 3, 3)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A)
tensor([[9.5917],
        [3.2538]])
>>> A = torch.randn(2, 3, 3, dtype=torch.complex64)
>>> torch.linalg.cond(A)
tensor([[4.6245],
        [4.5671]])