I'm trying to translate a paper on matrix-valued functions by P. Masani, published in C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 249, 1959, p. 873. (see http://temp-share.com/show/FHKd40yi6 for scanned pdf). My specific question is now as follows:
On the first page, in the first section after the abstract, he writes
"(..) et rang $\Psi$=Cte $\rho$, p.p. où $1\le\rho\le q$, (..)"
where $\Psi$ is a $q\times q$ matrix-valued function on the unit circle.
What does "Cte $\rho$" mean?
Best Answer
"Cte" is an abbreviation for "constante", which means, as you can guess, constant.