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lin′ear op′erator, [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsa 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.

'linear operator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
linear equation

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