Suppose that $A$ is a square matrix of size $n$. The following are equivalent.
- $A$ is nonsingular.
- $A$ row-reduces to the identity matrix.
- The null space of $A$ contains only the zero vector, $\nsp{A}=\set{\zerovector}$.
- The linear system $\linearsystem{A}{\vect{b}}$ has a unique solution for every possible choice of $\vect{b}$.
- The columns of $A$ are a linearly independent set.
- $A$ is invertible.
- The column space of $A$ is $\complex{n}$, $\csp{A}=\complex{n}$.
- The columns of $A$ are a basis for $\complex{n}$.
- The rank of $A$ is $n$, $\rank{A}=n$.
- The nullity of $A$ is zero, $\nullity{A}=0$.
- The determinant of $A$ is nonzero, $\detname{A}\neq 0$.
- $\lambda=0$ is not an eigenvalue of $A$.
- The linear transformation $\ltdefn{T}{\complex{n}}{\complex{n}}$ defined by $\lt{T}{\vect{x}}=A\vect{x}$ is invertible.