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scalar multiplication

binary operation; one of the basic operations defining a vector space
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scalar multiplication

Summary

scalar multiplication is an external binary operation[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (external_binary_operation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • scalar multiplication's instance of is recorded as external binary operation[3].
  • scalar multiplication's subclass of is recorded as multiplication[4].
  • scalar multiplication's subclass of is recorded as vector multiplication[5].
  • scalar multiplication's Commons category is recorded as Scalar multiplication[6].
  • scalar multiplication's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kdmk[7].
  • scalar multiplication's facet of is recorded as vector space[8].
  • scalar multiplication's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[9].
  • scalar multiplication's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/scalar-multiplication[10].
  • scalar multiplication's defining formula is recorded as (x \boldsymbol{a})_i = x a_i[11].
  • scalar multiplication's MathWorld ID is recorded as ScalarMultiplication[12].
  • scalar multiplication's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as scalar-multiplication[13].
  • scalar multiplication's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
  • scalar multiplication's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 171182647[15].
  • scalar multiplication's in defining formula is recorded as x \boldsymbol{a}[16].
  • scalar multiplication's in defining formula is recorded as a_i[17].
  • scalar multiplication's in defining formula is recorded as x[18].
  • scalar multiplication's in defining formula is recorded as \boldsymbol{a}[19].
  • scalar multiplication's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C171182647[20].

Why It Matters

scalar multiplication draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (external_binary_operation category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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