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If a vector space V contains a finite number of vectors A1,..., A n that span Vthen we say that V is finite-dimensional. Finite-dimensional vector spaces have particularly nice properties, and they provide a suitable background for the study of many linear phenomena.
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Smith, L. (1998). Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces and Bases. In: Linear Algebra. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1670-4_6
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