IEVref:102-03-01ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: vector space
Synonym1: linear space
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Definition: for a given set of scalars, set of elements for which the sum of any two elements U and V and the product of any element and a scalar α are elements of the set, with the following properties:

  • U+V=V+U MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHRaWkca WHwbGaeyypa0JaaCOvaiabgUcaRiaahwfaaaa@3F11@ ,
  • (U+V)+W=U+(V+W) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaacIcacaWHvbGaey 4kaSIaaCOvaiaacMcacqGHRaWkcaWHxbGaeyypa0JaaCyvaiabgUca RiaacIcacaWHwbGaey4kaSIaaC4vaiaacMcaaaa@4547@ , where W is also an element of the set,
  • there exists a neutral element for addition, called zero vector and denoted by 0, such that: U+0=U MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHRaWkie qajugqbiaa=bdakiabg2da9iaahwfaaaa@3DE5@ ,
  • there exists an opposite (U) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaacIcacqGHsislca WHvbGaaiykaaaa@3BF1@ such that U+(U)=0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHRaWkca GGOaGaeyOeI0IaaCyvaiaacMcacqGH9aqpieqajugqbiaa=bdaaaa@4021@ ,
  • (α+β)U=αU+βU MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaacIcacqaHXoqycq GHRaWkcqaHYoGycaGGPaGaaGPaVlaahwfaimaacqWF9aqpcqaHXoqy caaMc8UaaCyvaiabgUcaRiabek7aIjaaykW7caWHvbaaaa@4AAF@ , where β is also a scalar,
  • α(U+V)=αU+αV MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiabeg7aHjaaykW7ca GGOaGaaCyvaiabgUcaRiaahAfacaGGPaacdaGae8xpa0JaeqySdeMa aGPaVlaahwfacqGHRaWkcqaHXoqycaaMc8UaaCOvaaaa@49EC@ ,
  • α(βU)=(αβ)U MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiabeg7aHjaaykW7ca GGOaGaeqOSdiMaaGPaVlaahwfacaGGPaacdaGae8xpa0Jae8hkaGIa eqySdeMaaGPaVlabek7aIjaacMcacaaMc8UaaCyvaaaa@4B1A@ ,
  • 1U=U MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaGqaaKqzafGaa8xmai aaykW7kiaahwfacqGH9aqpcaWHvbaaaa@3E8E@

Note 1 to entry: In the usual three-dimensional space, the directed line segments with a specified origin form an example of a vector space over real numbers. Another example, corresponding to the extended concept of scalar (see IEV 102-02-18, Note 1) is the set of n-bit words formed of the digits 0 and 1 with addition modulo two, where the set of scalars is the set of two elements 0 and 1 subject to Boolean algebra.


Publication date:2017-07
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Replaces:102-03-01:2007-08
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