---
tag: 0KZDNGA561
kind: concept
name: Trace of a linear map
msc: [15A04, 15A15]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_(linear_algebra)
    locator: Trace of a linear operator
---

## Summary

The trace of an endomorphism of a finite-dimensional vector space is the trace of its matrix in any basis.