Hilbert space

== English == === Etymology === Named after German mathematician David Hilbert (1862–1943). === Noun === Hilbert space (countable and uncountable, plural Hilbert spaces) (functional analysis) A generalized Euclidean space in which mathematical functions take the place of points; crucial to the understanding of quantum mechanics and other applications. ==== Hypernyms ==== inner product space ==== Hyponyms ==== Euclidean space projective Hilbert space ==== Derived terms ==== isohilbert space projective Hilbert space ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Hilbert space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia