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This document defines two key concepts in vector spaces: vector space and linear dependence. A vector space is a set equipped with addition and scalar multiplication operations where the set forms an abelian group under addition. A set of vectors is linearly dependent if a non-zero combination of the vectors with scalar coefficients equals the zero vector, and linearly independent otherwise.

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This document defines two key concepts in vector spaces: vector space and linear dependence. A vector space is a set equipped with addition and scalar multiplication operations where the set forms an abelian group under addition. A set of vectors is linearly dependent if a non-zero combination of the vectors with scalar coefficients equals the zero vector, and linearly independent otherwise.

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1 Spaces

Definition 1. Vector space


A vector space over a field F is a set V quipped with operations +, ∗ (addition and
scalar multiplication).
Where (V, +) is an abelian group.

Definition 2. Linear dependence


A finite set {xi } of vectors is linearly dependent if there exists a corresponding set of
scalar {αi } with at least one αj 6= 0, such that
X
αi xi = 0
i

If on the other hand X


αi xi = 0
i

implies αi = 0 for all i, the set is linearly independent.

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