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== Linear algebra == | == Linear algebra == | ||
| − | In [[linear algebra]], a basis is a set of [[linearly independent]] vectors that [[spans]] a vector space ''V''. Any vector in the vector space can then be written as a linear combination of the basis. | + | In [[linear algebra]], a basis is a set of [[linear independence|linearly independent]] vectors that [[spans]] a vector space ''V''. Any vector in the vector space can then be written as a linear combination of the basis. |
This usage of the term is similar to its common usage: a basis is the foundation for what is needed. | This usage of the term is similar to its common usage: a basis is the foundation for what is needed. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, September 11, 2017
Basis is a mathematics term.
Linear algebra
In linear algebra, a basis is a set of linearly independent vectors that spans a vector space V. Any vector in the vector space can then be written as a linear combination of the basis.
This usage of the term is similar to its common usage: a basis is the foundation for what is needed.
Topology
A basis B for a topology T on a set X is a collection of subsets of X (called basis elements) such that
- each x in X, is in at least one basis element.
- if x is in the intersection of 2 basis elements B1 and B2, then it is in some basis element B3, where B3 is a subset of B1 ∩ B2.
If B satisfy the above 2 conditions, then the topology T generated by B is the collection of subsets U of X such that for each x in U, there is a basis element V in B such that x is in V and V is a subset of U.