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--- linear_equation [2015/01/22 11:04] – rupert
+++ linear_equation [2015/01/22 11:05] (current) – rupert
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 A **linear equation** in $m$ variables (where $m$ is some [[wp>natural number]]) is an equation of the form
 \[ a_1x_1+a_2x_2+\dots+a_mx_m=b\]
-where $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_m$ and $b$ are fixed numbers and $x_1,x_2,\dots,x_m$ are [[variables]].
+where $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_m$ and $b$ are fixed numbers (called **coefficients**) and $x_1,x_2,\dots,x_m$ are [[variables]].