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linear algebra

American  

noun

Mathematics.
  1. algebra2


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


Etymology

Origin of linear algebra

First recorded in 1890–95

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One key operation in a deep neural network involves the use of linear algebra to perform matrix multiplication, which transforms data as it is passed from layer to layer.

From Science Daily Dec. 2, 2024

Cooking, reading, and cleaning may as well have been linear algebra.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2024

To spot patterns in this massive amount of data, companies use common methods from linear algebra, such as singular value decomposition or principal component analysis.

From Scientific American Aug. 17, 2023

A CSU math major, for instance, requires linear algebra or differential equations.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2023

Thus, the boundary condition problem reduces to pure linear algebra.

From Science Magazine Nov. 30, 2022

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