Math.
a mathematical operator with the property that applying it to a linear combination of two objects yields the same linear combination as the result of applying it to the objects separately.
Math.
a mathematical operator with the property that applying it to a linear combination of two objects yields the same linear combination as the result of applying it to the objects separately.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012