Definition: | ordered set of n linearly independent vectors in an n-dimensional vector space, which is chosen to express any vector U as a unique linear combination of these n vectors: , where are scalars NOTE 1 In an Euclidean or Hermitian vector space, an orthonormal base is generally chosen. In the vector space formed by a set of n-bit words (see Note of entry "vector space") a base is the set of n-bit words having only one non-zero bit. NOTE 2 Any vector of a base is called "base vector".
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