Linear hull
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
of a set $A$ in a vector space $E$
The intersection $M$ of all subspaces containing $A$. The set $M$ is also called the subspace generated by $A$.
Comments
This is also called the linear envelope. The closure of the linear hull of a set $A$ is called the linear closure of this set.
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Linear hull. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Linear_hull&oldid=12870
Linear hull. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Linear_hull&oldid=12870
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article