bilinear
UK /baɪˈlɪn.i.ə/ · US /baɪˈlɪn.i.ɚ/ adjective, noun
Forms bilinears
- adjective (linear algebra, of a function in two variables) Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable. “The function f(x,y)#61;xy is bilinear, because f(ax#43;bu,y)#61;af(x,y)#43;bf(u,y) and f(x,ay#43;bv)#61;af(x,y)#43;bf(x,v) for all values.”
- adjective (complex analysis, physics, engineering) Of or pertaining to a Möbius transformation (type of conformal map representable as the ratio of two linear functions). “bilinear isotropic hardening”
- noun (linear algebra) A bilinear function.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear coördinates.
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “bilinear”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details