English Explanatory Dictionary

Hilbert space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A generalized Euclidean space in which mathematical functions take the place of points; crucial to the understanding of quantum mechanics and other applications.

Word forms

Hilbert space Hilbert spaces

Etymology

Named after German mathematician David Hilbert (1862–1943).

Related words

Banach space Fréchet space inner product space linear algebra metric space normed space pre-Hilbert space topological vector space vector space

Derived words

isohilbert space projective Hilbert space
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