LINEAR OPERATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does linear operator mean? 

• LINEAR OPERATOR (noun)
  The noun LINEAR OPERATOR has 1 sense:

1. an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)

  Familiarity information: LINEAR OPERATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINEAR OPERATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("linear operator" is a kind of...):

operator ((mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation)