"linear combination" meaning in English

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        "a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)"
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          "ring",
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        "(linear algebra) a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "sum",
          "word": "線性組合"
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          "roman": "xiànxìng zǔhé",
          "sense": "sum",
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          "sense": "sum",
          "word": "kumer kombinatsioon"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "sum",
          "word": "lineaarikombinaatio"
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          "roman": "senkei ketsugou",
          "sense": "sum",
          "word": "線型結合"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "linéjnaja kombinácija",
          "sense": "sum",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "лине́йная комбина́ция"
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          "sense": "sum",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "combinación lineal"
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          "sense": "sum",
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          "word": "linjärkombination"
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  "word": "linear combination"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "sum",
      "word": "線性組合"
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      "roman": "xiànxìng zǔhé",
      "sense": "sum",
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