linear dependence

noun Mathematics.

(in linear algebra) the property of a set of elements in a vector space in which at least one of the vectors in the set can be written as a linear combination of the others.

Related forms

linearly dependent, adjective

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the property of magnitude involving comparability with other magnitudes, size, volume, area, or length

the assumed limit of a sequence or series that increases without bound; infinite distance

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