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Linear Combination


A sum of the elements from some set with constant coefficients placed in front of each. For example, a linear combination of the vectors , , and is given by

where , , and are constants.


See also

Basis, Vector Basis, Vector Space Span

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Linear Combination." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/LinearCombination.html

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