KnowraSylvester's law of inertiaLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Sylvester's law of inertia, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 1Related 2Compared with 1Quadratic formRelated: Its invariant counts classify real quadratic forms up to invertible coordinate changes.Bilinear formRelated: Its signature classifies real symmetric forms up to change of basis.James Joseph SylvesterBroader topic: It is Sylvester’s best-known classification result for quadratic forms.Sylvester's criterionCompared with: It concerns inertia under transformations, not a positivity test from leading determinants.