linear combination

noun Mathematics. (of mathematical quantities)

a sum of products of each quantity times a constant: The expression aX + bY + cZ is a linear combination of X, Y, and Z, where a, b, and c are constants.

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the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer digits

a system of calculation based on the properties of numbers; the discussion of a problem by algebra consisting of calculus and its higher developments

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