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# The zero vector, 0, has zero length; every other vector has a positive length.
# Multiplying a vector by a positive number changes its length without changing its direction. See Unit Vector .
# The Triangle Inequality holds. That is, taking norms as distances, the distance from A through B to C is never shorter than going directly from A to C, or the shortest distance between any two points is a straight line.

Their generalization for more abstract Vector Space s, leads to the notion of Norm . A vector space on which a norm is defined is then called a '''normed vector space'''.


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A semi normed vector space is a Pair (''V'',''p'') where ''V'' is a Vector Space and ''p'' a Semi Norm on ''V''.

  If (''V'', &middot) Is A Normed Vector Space, The Norm &middot Induces A Notion Of ''distance'' And Therefore A "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/topology" class="copylinks">Topology on ''V'' This distance is defined in the natural way: the distance between two vectors '''u''' and '''v''' is given by '''u'''-'''v''' This topology is precisely the weakest topology that makes &middot continuous Furthermore, this natural topology is compatible with the linear structure of ''V'' in the following sense:
  Similarly, For Any Semi-normed Vector Space We Can Define The Distance Between Two Vectors '''u''' And '''v''' As '''u'''-'''v''' This Turns The Semi Normed Space Into A "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/semi_metric_space" class="copylinks">Semi Metric Space (notice this is weaker than a metric) and allows the definition of notions such as Continuity and Convergence
  An ''isometry'' Between Two Normed Vector Spaces Is A Linear Map ''f'' Which Preserves The Norm (meaning ''f''('''v''') '''v''' for all vectors '''v''') Isometries are always continuous and Injective A Surjective isometry between the normed vector spaces ''V'' and ''W'' is called a ''isometric isomorphism'', and ''V'' and ''W'' are called ''isometrically isomorphic'' Isometrically isomorphic normed vector spaces are identical for all practical purposes
  When Speaking Of Normed Vector Spaces, We Augment The Notion Of "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/dual_space" class="copylinks">Dual Space to take the norm into account The dual ''V''&nbsp' of a normed vector space ''V'' is the space of all ''continuous'' linear maps from ''V'' to the base field (the complexes or the reals) &mdash such linear maps are called "functionals" The norm of a functional &phi is defined as the Supremum of &phi('''v''') where '''v''' ranges over all unit vectors (ie vectors of norm 1) in ''V'' This turns ''V''&nbsp' into a normed vector space An important theorem about continuous linear functionals on normed vector spaces is the Hahn-Banach Theorem
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