"covector" meaning in English

See covector in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: covectors [plural]
Etymology: co- + vector Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|vector}} co- + vector Head templates: {{en-noun}} covector (plural covectors)
  1. (mathematics) A linear map from a vector space to its field of scalars Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: linear functional
    Sense id: en-covector-en-noun-pQVDg5ZN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co- Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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