Hil·bert space
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Definition of Hilbert space
: a vector space for which a scalar product is defined and in which every Cauchy sequence composed of elements in the space converges to a limit in the space
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“Hilbert space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hilbert%20space. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of Hilbert space was in 1911
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