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linear algebra

American

noun

Mathematics.

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linear algebra Scientific

The branch of mathematics that deals with the theory of systems of linear equations, matrices, vector spaces, and linear transformations.

Etymology

Origin of linear algebra

First recorded in 1890–95

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Thankfully, the results of computer simulations, mean-field theory, a statistical theory of particles, and mathematical proofs based on linear algebra were all consistent.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Cooking, reading, and cleaning may as well have been linear algebra.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2024

A CSU math major, for instance, requires linear algebra or differential equations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Now, theorists have found a way to solve the integrals numerically by reducing them to linear algebra.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 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.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2022

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