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0 pointsdls20164y ago0 comments

What if I told you the derivative is a linear operator? (matrix meme style)

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Of course, but there are plenty of linear operators, that property alone doesn't define it.

dls2016OP4y ago

I was responding to derivatives being more fundamental than matrices. My rebuttal is that the derivative is but one in a sea of interesting linear operators.

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0 pointsdls20164y ago0 comments

What if I told you the derivative is a linear operator? (matrix meme style)

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Grustaf4y ago

Of course, but there are plenty of linear operators, that property alone doesn't define it.

dls2016OP4y ago

I was responding to derivatives being more fundamental than matrices. My rebuttal is that the derivative is but one in a sea of interesting linear operators.

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