Term: linear operator: an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)
Candidate hypernym: operator: (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation → 1
Candidate hypernym: oil heater: heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking → 0
Candidate hypernym: possibility: a possible alternative → 0
Candidate hypernym: dog fennel: weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: yellow-breasted chat: American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds → 0
Candidate hypernym: false truffle: any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle → 0
Candidate hypernym: gold-tail moth: white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft → 0
Candidate hypernym: dilleniid dicot family: family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: spinel ruby: a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) → 0
Candidate hypernym: squaw grass: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: middle meningeal artery: branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges → 0