Linear combination
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In math, a linear combination is the sum of multiplying each value in a set by a constant.
Example
For a set [math]\displaystyle{ \{ x, y \} }[/math], the linear combination can be anything in the pattern [math]\displaystyle{ a*x + b*y }[/math].
In this example, [math]\displaystyle{ a }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ b }[/math] are the constants.
Related pages
References
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Linear Combination". mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.