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formal sum

formal sum noun: an element of a free abelian group or vector space regarded as a sum of basis elements.

Noun

formal sum (plural formal sums)

  1. An element of a free abelian group or vector space regarded as a sum of basis elements.
  2. A sum of an infinite sequence of numbers considered as an indeterminate object, in the sense of being subject to certain algebraic manipulations but not necessarily convergent.

Forms of formal sum

pluralformal sums

Questions about formal sum

What does formal sum mean?
Formal sum means an element of a free abelian group or vector space regarded as a sum of basis elements.
What part of speech is formal sum?
Formal sum is a noun.
What is the plural of formal sum?
The plural of formal sum is formal sums.

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