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I can't find this over the Internet: what does a matrix with a prime $A'$ mean?

I found this in an exercise, this is in basic linear algebra.

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    Look through your text. It might mean another matrix, or it could mean the transpose. The notation is not standard. So your textbook author has something specific in mind.2012-10-09
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    It really is quite contextual. Sometimes $A^{\prime}$ is taken to mean the transpose of the matrix.2012-10-09
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    It could also just denote another matrix, or it could be denoting a change of basis making a matrix from A to A'.2012-10-09
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    If you state the exercise, it will probably make the meaning evident.2012-10-09
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    In Matlab (and Octave) programming language notation, A' is the inverse of A.2016-09-14

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