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If I have a matrix of an arbitrary size, can I transform it into any matrix of same size that uses same elements using only switching rows/columns, and transposition (or transposition but using the other diagonal)? I looked into this answer, but it only says that it's impossible without transposing the matrix.

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    Please clarify (possibly with an example) what do you mean with a ***transposition***.2017-01-04
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    @AndreasCaranti It's the matrix transpose.2017-01-04
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    @Arthur, OK, thanks, I though it was some swap of elements inside the matrix.2017-01-04

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It's still impossible to go from, for instance, $\left[\begin{smallmatrix}1&1\\0&0\end{smallmatrix}\right]$ to $\left[\begin{smallmatrix}1&0\\0&1\end{smallmatrix}\right]$, because your operations don't change whether your matrix is invertible. In fact, they don't change the determinant at all except perhaps a sign change.

More concretely, if two element are on the same row or column, no matter what combination of operations you do, they still share either row or column afterwards.

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    What operations could we add to make a complete system of operations?2017-01-04
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    @RomaValcer I believe something as simple as swapping the first and second element in the first row is enough.2017-01-04