Definition:Null Space

Definition
Let:


 * $ \mathbf A \mathbf x = \mathbf 0$

be a homogeneous system of linear equations, where:


 * $ \mathbf A_{m \times n} = \begin{bmatrix}

a_{11} & a_{12} & \cdots & a_{1n} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & \cdots & a_{2n} \\ \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ a_{m1} & a_{m2} & \cdots & a_{mn} \\ \end{bmatrix}$, $\mathbf x_{n \times 1} = \begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \\ \vdots \\ x_n \end{bmatrix}$, $\mathbf 0_{m \times 1} = \begin{bmatrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ \vdots \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$

are matrices.

The set of all solutions to such a system:


 * $\operatorname{N}\left({ \mathbf{A} }\right) = \left\{{\mathbf{x} \in \R^n : \mathbf{Ax} = \mathbf 0}\right\}$

is called the null space of $\mathbf{A}$.

Also known as
The null space of $\mathbf{A}$ is also known as the nullspace of $\mathbf{A}$.

Also see

 * Kernel