Usually means: Sum of scaled vector quantities.
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  1. linear combination: Merriam-Webster
  2. linear combination: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. linear combination: Wiktionary
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  1. linear combination: Encyclopedia

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  1. A Glossary of Mathematical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Linear Combination: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  3. Mathematical Programming (No longer online)
  4. GLOSSARY OF ORDINATION-RELATED TERMS (No longer online)
  5. linear combination: PlanetMath Encyclopedia
  6. Linear combination: Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

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Definitions from Wiktionary (linear combination)

▸ noun:  (linear algebra) a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)

Similar:
affine combination, convex combination, linear algebra, linear span, algebra, linear sum, associative algebra, direct sum, paravector, linear functional, more...

Types:
weighted sum, affine combination, convex combination, more...

Phrases:
Linear combination of atomic orbitals, more...

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Similar:
affine combination, convex combination, linear algebra, linear span, algebra, linear sum, associative algebra, direct sum, paravector, linear functional, more...

Types:
weighted sum, affine combination, convex combination, more...

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Linear combination of atomic orbitals, more...



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