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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

One early technique came via a linear algebra representation called eigenvectors, which let researchers compare similar objects as long as they are precisely aligned. —Michael Fitzgerald, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2015

Now, theorists have found a way to solve the integrals numerically by reducing them to linear algebra. —Byadrian Cho, science.org, 30 Nov. 2022

The approach transforms them into differential equations, which can be solved easily by a computer—although the method depends on a key new insight and lots and lots of linear algebra. —Byscience News Staff, science.org, 8 Dec. 2022

Thus, the boundary condition problem reduces to pure linear algebra. —Byadrian Cho, science.org, 30 Nov. 2022

But many standard techniques for data analysis are based on a type of mathematics known as linear algebra, which studies straight lines and flat planes. —Kelsey Houston-edwards, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2022

In contrast to the relatively simple and rigid structures that characterize linear algebra, TDA is grounded in topology, a branch of mathematics that studies pliable, stretchy shapes. —Kelsey Houston-edwards, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2022

The chips also incorporate a linear algebra accelerator core to help speed up perception capabilities. —Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022

For example, in linear algebra one studies abstract vector spaces such as three-dimensional Euclidean space. —Emily Riehl, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2021

See More

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above