linear algebra
noun
: a branch of mathematics that is concerned with mathematical structures closed under the operations of addition and scalar multiplication and that includes the theory of systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, and linear transformations
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A lot of the architecture for these artificial intelligence systems are based around training these linear algebra algorithms, which are then run on GPUs; these, like, graphics processing units.
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The first one is the actual linear algebra part, like a matrix approximation problem.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Ewin Tang, for developing classical analogs of quantum algorithms for machine learning and linear algebra, and for advances in quantum machine learning on quantum data.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Understanding core disciplines like linear algebra, statistics, and computer science is essential to leveraging AI effectively.
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The first one is the actual linear algebra part, like a matrix approximation problem.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Ewin Tang, for developing classical analogs of quantum algorithms for machine learning and linear algebra, and for advances in quantum machine learning on quantum data.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Understanding core disciplines like linear algebra, statistics, and computer science is essential to leveraging AI effectively.
—Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for linear algebra
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“Linear algebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linear%20algebra. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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