When the topological space is a [[vector|vector space]] V, the basis generates V under the [[continuous]] operations of [[addition]] and [[scalar]] multiplication. The [[dimension]] of V is given by the number of elements in the basis, up to intersection and multiplicity. | When the topological space is a [[vector|vector space]] V, the basis generates V under the [[continuous]] operations of [[addition]] and [[scalar]] multiplication. The [[dimension]] of V is given by the number of elements in the basis, up to intersection and multiplicity. |