linear algebra

noun

, Mathematics.

1. algebra2

linear algebra

1. The branch of mathematics that deals with the theory of systems of linear equations, matrices, vector spaces, and linear transformations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of linear algebra¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Inside, you can also find other staples of engineering math like limits, derivatives, vectors, linear algebra– but all taught in a way that puts your high school math education to shame.

From Popular-Science

As the name suggests, matrix models encode the complicated dynamics of objects within string theory into the dynamics of two-by-two arrays of numbers, or matrices, familiar to anyone who’s ever taken a linear algebra class.

From Nautilus

Meanwhile, Emily Boyajian solved this without the use of linear algebra by treating one of the equilateral triangles as the base.

From FiveThirtyEight

It involves translating matrix multiplication into a different computational problem in linear algebra involving objects called tensors.

From Quanta Magazine