Linear form

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A linear functional.

    "In #92;mathbb#123;R#125;ⁿ, if vectors are represented as column vectors, then linear forms are represented as row vectors, and their action on vectors is given by the matrix product, with the row vector on the left and the column vector on the right."

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"In #92;mathbb#123;R#125;ⁿ, if vectors are represented as column vectors, then linear forms are represented as row vectors, and their action on vectors is given by the matrix product, with the row vector on the left and the column vector on the right."

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