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linear groups

linear groups is the plural of linear group.

Meaning of linear group

Noun

linear group (plural linear groups)

  1. Any group that is isomorphic to a matrix group.
    • In this section we shall describe the linear groups and in the next two sections we deal with the symplectic and orthogonal groups, collectively usually known under the name of classical groups since the time of Hermann Weyl (1939).2003, Paul M. Cohn, Further Algebra and Applications, Springer, page 116

Questions about linear groups

What is linear groups the plural of?
Linear groups is the plural of linear group.

Words near linear groups in the dictionary

  1. linear function
  2. linear functional
  3. linear functionals
  4. linear functions
  5. linear group
  6. linear groups
  7. linear independence
  8. linear logic
  9. linear logics
  10. linear map
  11. linear maps

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