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Linear operator

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superoperatornoun(mathematics, physics) A linear operator acting on a space of linear operators
linear formnoun(linear algebra) A linear functional.
linear functionalnoun(mathematics) A linear mapping from a vector space to its field of scalars.
elliptic operatornoun(mathematical analysis) Any of a particular class of second-order linear differential operators.
hyperoperatornoun(mathematics) A mapping from operators to operators.
positive linear functionalnoun(mathematical analysis) A kind of linear functional which yields a non-negative scalar when given a non-negative function as parameter.
left eigenvaluenoun(linear algebra) An eigenvalue corresponding to the left transform of a given linear operator; i.e. λ such that urm A=uλ.
functionalUseful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
lambdanoun(physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.
eigenfunctionnoun(mathematics) A function ϕ such that, for a given linear operator D, Dϕ=λϕ for some scalar λ (called an eigenvalue).
linear transformationnoun(linear algebra) A map between vector spaces which preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.
linear systemnounA mathematical model of a system based on the use of a linear operator.
laplaciannoun(mathematics) The Laplace operator.
linear functionnoun(mathematics) Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b
operator theorynoun(mathematics) A branch of functional analysis, being the study of linear operators on function spaces.
differential operatornoun(mathematics, mathematical analysis) An operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator (the operator which maps functions to their derivatives).
d'alembert operatornoun(physics) A differential operator which may be expressed as ∂_μ∂^μ=∑_(μ=0)³∂/∂x^μ∂/∂x_μ; it is the four-dimensional (Minkowski space) equivalent of the three-dimensional Laplace operator.
lambda calculusnoun(computing theory) Any of a family of functionally complete algebraic systems in which lambda expressions are evaluated according to a fixed set of rules to produce values, which may themselves be lambda expressions.
linalgnoun(slang or programming) Abbreviation of linear algebra. [(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.]
linear algebranoun(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.

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