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Linear map

A map between vector spaces such that for all and scalars .

Definition 3.1 (Linear Map)

For two vector spaces and , a linear map is a function

such that

for all and all scalars .

Operations on linear maps

For linear maps and scalars , the linear combination defined by

is again a linear map. For and , the composition is a linear map defined by