A correlation matrix must always have 1's along its diagonal (because a variable is always perfectly correlated with itself)and the correlations between variables elsewhere.

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A correlation matrix displays the correlation coefficients between variables. Each variable is perfectly correlated with itself (correlation coefficient of 1), hence the diagonal of a correlation matrix is always filled with 1's.

A Correlation Matrix Must Always Have 1's Along Its Diagonal