.norm()

In NumPy, the .norm() function computes the norm of a matrix, either across the entire array or along a specified axis. It helps identify differences between matrices, pinpoint predictive errors, manage model complexity, and validate numerical algorithms.

Syntax

numpy.linalg.norm(a, ord=None, axis=None, keepdims=False)

• a: The input array for which the norm is computed.
• ord=None (Optional): Specifies the order of the norm to compute. The default is None, which computes the Frobenius norm for matrices and 2-norm for vectors.
• axis=None (Optional): Specifies the axis or axes along which to compute the norm. The default is None, which computes the norm over the entire array.
• keepdims=False (Optional): Specifies whether to keep the dimensions of the original array in the result. The default is False.

Example

The following example demonstrates a straightforward usage of the .norm() function to compute the Frobenius norm of a matrix:

import numpy as np

matrix = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])

frobenius_norm = np.linalg.norm(matrix)

print("Frobenius norm of the matrix:", frobenius_norm)

This produces the following output:

Frobenius norm of the matrix: 5.477225575051661

Codebyte Example

The following example computes different norms for a vector using the .norm() function with various values of the ord parameter, including 1-norm (Manhattan), 2-norm (Euclidean), and infinity norm:

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