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Proof of `Polar rank of the formal mixer quadratic` (2nd statement)

groundedproofs/Lax342547Proofs/FormalQuadratic.lean · lax-342547

What this proof establishes

Assuming the claims on the left, the claim on the right holds — checked by the archive's pipeline. Proof code is not displayed here.

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Description

The binary polar matrix is the Gram matrix of the pulled-back symmetrized form on the coordinate basis. That basis spans, so its matrix rank equals the rank of the bilinear map.