Hilbert matrix
In linear algebra, a Hilbert matrix, introduced by Hilbert (1894), is a square matrix with entries being the unit fractions H i j = 1 i + j − 1 . {\displaystyle H_{ij}={\frac {1}{i+j-1}}.} For example, this is the 5 × 5 Hilbert matrix: H = [ 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 ] .