Vector space

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, a vector space is a collection of objects that, informally speaking, may be scaled and added. More formally, a vector space is a set on which two operations, called addition and multiplication, are defined and satisfy certain natural axioms which are listed below. Vector spaces are the basic objects of study in linear algebra, and are used throughout mathematics, science, and engineering.

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In mathematics Mathematics

Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity [i], structure [i], space [i] a ... 

, a vector space is a collection of objects that, informally speaking, may be scaled and added. More formally, a vector space is a set on which two operations, called addition and multiplication, are defined and satisfy certain natural axioms which are listed below. Vector spaces are the basic objects of study in linear algebra, and are used throughout mathematics, science, and engineering.
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