vector spaces

A form of vector space — A set of elements called vectors, together with some field and operations called addition (mapping two vectors to a vector) and scalar multiplication (mapping a vector and an element in the field to a vector), satisfying a list of constraints; equivalently, a module over a field.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of vector space
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