An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. A set of objects x₁, x₂, …, x_n (→ vectors, → matrices, → polynomials, etc.) if it si not → linearly dependent.
   

2. Of two particular solutions (y₁, y₂) of a → homogeneous linear differential equation of the second order (y^’’ + a₁ y^’ + a₂y = 0) on an interval [a, b], if their ratio in this interval is not a constant: y₁/y₂≠ constant.

See also: → linearly; → independent.