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linear independence

noun

Definition of LINEAR INDEPENDENCE

:  the property of a set (as of matrices or vectors) having no linear combination of all its elements equal to zero when coefficients are taken from a given set unless the coefficient of each element is zero
linearly independent adjective
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First Known Use of LINEAR INDEPENDENCE

1907

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