standard basis (original) (raw)

The standard basis for Rn consists of n elements

e1=(1,0,…,0),e2=(0,1,0,…,0),… en=(0,…,0,1)

where each ei has 1 for its ith componentPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath and 0 for every other component. The ei are called the standard basis vectors.

Title standard basis
Canonical name StandardBasis
Date of creation 2013-03-22 14:20:07
Last modified on 2013-03-22 14:20:07
Owner Mathprof (13753)
Last modified by Mathprof (13753)
Numerical id 9
Author Mathprof (13753)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 15A03
Related topic BasalUnits
Defines standard basis vectors