subspace

noun/ˈsʌbˌspeɪs/

Frequency rank: #14,541 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A subset of a space that itself satisfies all the properties required to be called a space of the same type.

Illustration for the English word “subspace”

Example sentence

The mathematician proved that every vector in the set belongs to the subspace defined by those two basis vectors.

Synonyms & related words

More words in ranks 14,501–14,600