A pivot is the leading nonzero entry in a nonzero row of a row-echelon matrix. Its column identifies a basic variable when reducing a system. During elimination, a pivot is the selected nonzero entry used to clear entries below it; partial pivoting selects a large-magnitude candidate to limit rounding-error growth.
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