Definition of Reduced Row Echelon Form Row Echelon Form : Rules 1 - 3. Reduced Row Echelon Form: Rules 1 - 5. ====================================== Leading entry: The first nonzero entry in a row. === 1. All entries below a leading entry are zero. 2. The leading entry in row i is to the right of the leading entry in row (i-1). 3. Rows of all zeros, if any, are grouped at the bottom. --- 4. The leading entry in each row is 1. 5. All entries above a leading entry are zero.