In
mathematics, negative definiteness is a property of any object to which a
bilinear form
In mathematics, a bilinear form is a bilinear map on a vector space (the elements of which are called '' vectors'') over a field ''K'' (the elements of which are called '' scalars''). In other words, a bilinear form is a function that is lin ...
may be naturally associated, which is
negative-definite. See, in particular:
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Negative-definite bilinear form In mathematics, negative definiteness is a property of any object to which a bilinear form
In mathematics, a bilinear form is a bilinear map on a vector space (the elements of which are called '' vectors'') over a field ''K'' (the elements of ...
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Negative-definite quadratic form
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Negative-definite matrix
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Negative-definite function
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Quadratic forms