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linear combination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лине́йна комбина́ция (linéjna kombinácija) — sum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 線性組合 /线性组合 (xiànxìng zǔhé) — sum
  • Estonian: kumer kombinatsioon — sum
  • Finnish: lineaarikombinaatio — sum
  • Hungarian: lineáris kombináció — sum
  • Japanese: 線型結合 (senkei ketsugou) — sum
  • Polish: kombinacja liniowa — sum
  • Russian: лине́йная комбина́ция (linéjnaja kombinácija) — sum
  • Spanish: combinación lineal — sum
  • Swedish: linjärkombination — sum