vector space

the basic algebraic structure of linear algebra; a module over a field, such that its elements can be added together or scaled by elements of the field
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vector space

Summary

vector space ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,731 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • space is named after vector space[2].
  • Euclidean vector is named after vector space[3].
  • vector space is a type of free module[4].
  • vector space's Commons category is recorded as Vector spaces[5].
  • vector space comprises set[6].
  • vector space comprises vector addition[7].
  • vector space comprises scalar multiplication[8].
  • vector space's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vector spaces[9].
  • vector space's facet of is recorded as linear algebra[10].
  • vector space's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/vector-spaces[11].
  • vector space's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/vector-spaces[12].
  • vector space's has characteristic is recorded as dimension of a vector space[13].
  • vector space's different from is recorded as linear space[14].
  • vector space's has list is recorded as list of vector spaces in mathematics[15].
  • vector space's studied by is recorded as theory of vector spaces[16].
  • vector space's studied by is recorded as linear algebra[17].
  • vector space's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].
  • vector space's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

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Definition and Type

vector space is a type of free module[4].

Origins

Things named after include space[2], a mathematical terminology[20] and Euclidean vector[3], a geometric concept[21].

Use and Application

Components include set[6], a primitive notion[22]; vector addition[7], a binary operation[23]; and scalar multiplication[8], an external binary operation[24].

Why It Matters

vector space ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,731 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) set, vector addition, scalar multiplication
    Subclass of
    Has parts
    Has list list of vector spaces in mathematics
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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