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