A square matrix is a matrix with the same number of rows and columns. An n-by-n matrix is known as a square matrix of order n. Any two square matrices of the same order can be added and multiplied. The entries aii form the main diagonal of a square matrix.
Encyclopedia of Africa. Author(s): The Berlin Conference of 1884â1885 marked the climax of the European competition for territory in Africa, a process commonly known as the Scramble for Africa.
The Partition of Africa. The Partition of Africa began in earnest with the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, and was the cause of most of Africaâs borders today. This conference was called by German Chancellor Bismarck to settle how European countries would claim colonial land in Africa and to avoid a war among European nations over African territory.