bilinear form

noun Mathematics.

a function or functional of two variables that is linear with respect to each variable when the other variable is held fixed.

Nearby words

biliary ductule, biliary dyskinesia, biliary xanthomatosis, biligenesis, bilinear, bilinear form, bilinear transformation, bilineate, bilingual, bilingual education, bilingualism

Origin of bilinear form

First recorded in 1965–70

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