Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements
easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
An elementary matrix is one which, when pre-multiplying another matrix, interchanges two rows, or multiplies one row by a nonzero constant, or adds a multiple of one row to another An elementary similarity transformation uses a matrix M which is the product of elementary matrices, and transforms the matrix A into the matrix B by the formula B = Inverse(M)*A*M
Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise
Students at this level may have a vocabulary of up to 1000 words and will probably be learning or practising present simple and continuous tenses, past simple and present perfect, will/shall, 'going to' futures They should be able to hold simple conversations and survive in everyday situations
Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance
of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing