 Projection (linear algebra) (source code)

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= Projection
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= Idempotent linear map
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= Linear projection
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A <linear projection> is an <idempotent> <linear operator>: $P^2=P$. Every vector decomposes as $x=Px+(I-P)x$, into the <image of a linear map> and the <kernel of a linear map>. Those two <vector subspaces> form a <direct sum>. An <orthogonal projection> additionally uses the <orthogonal complement> in an <inner-product space>.

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