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linear independence

noun Mathematics.

(in linear algebra) the property of a set of elements in a vector space in which none of the vectors can be written as a linear combination of the others.

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Nearby words

linear equation, linear extrapolation, linear fracture, linear function, linear graph, linear independence, linear induction motor, linear manifold, linear measure, linear momentum, linear motor

Related forms

linearly independent, adjective
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