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von Neumann's inequality

von Neumann's inequality proper noun: in operator theory, the statement that, for a fixed contraction T, the polynomial functional calculus map is itself a contraction.

Proper noun

von Neumann's inequality

  1. In operator theory, the statement that, for a fixed contraction T, the polynomial functional calculus map is itself a contraction.

Origin of von Neumann's inequality

Due to John von Neumann.

Questions about von Neumann's inequality

What does von Neumann's inequality mean?
Von Neumann's inequality means in operator theory, the statement that, for a fixed contraction T, the polynomial functional calculus map is itself a contraction.
What part of speech is von Neumann's inequality?
Von Neumann's inequality is a proper noun.

Words near von Neumann's inequality in the dictionary

  1. von Neumann neighbourhoods
  2. von Neumann probe
  3. von Neumann probes
  4. von Neumann stability analyses
  5. von Neumann stability analysis
  6. von Neumann's inequality
  7. von Neumannian
  8. von Recklinghausen disease
  9. von Restorff effect
  10. von Restorff effects
  11. Von Ruden

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