direct sum en · NOUN
Meanings
- coproduct in some categories, like abelian groups, topological spaces or modules
- A linear sum in which the intersection of the summands has dimension zero. Equivalently, a linear sum of two subspaces, any vector of which can be expressed uniquely as a sum of two vectors: one vector belonging to the first subspace, and the other vector belonging to the second subspace.
- A block diagonal matrix interpreted as having its non-zero blocks (which are square matrices) as summands.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| direct sums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pl suma prosta (coproduct in some categories) · fi suora summa (coproduct in some categories)