n. The property of a set of vectors of having no linear combinations equal to zero unless all of the coefficients are equal to zero.
linear independence
linear independence
[′lin·ē·ər ‚in·də′pen·dəns] (mathematics) The property of a set of vectorsv1,…,vnin a vector space where if a1v1+ a2v2+ … + anvn= 0, then all the scalars ai= 0.